Police and the Shin Bet security service say a resident of the Arab Israeli city of Tira has been arrested and charged of identifying with the Islamic State (IS or ISIS) terror group, incitement to terrorism and other security-related offenses.
The 22-year-old allegedly published social media posts hailing ISIS and calling for attacks on Jews during the ongoing war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, with security officials holding a month-long covert investigation.
The investigation has yielded that the man doesn’t recognize the State of Israel and believes an Islamic state should replace it, and all “infidels,” meaning non-Muslims, should be killed.
He was arrested earlier this month and his detention was repeatedly extended, police and the Shin Bet say in a joint statement.
The case is now cleared for publication after an indictment was filed against the man today at the Petah Tikva Magistrate’s Court.
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