The Shin Bet security agency says it busted an Israeli Arab terror cell in November. The suspects were planning to attack IDF soldiers in southern Israel in retaliation for Israel’s decision to outlaw the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement.
Two of the suspects — Muhammad Masri, 37, of Beersheba, and Abd Allah Abu Ayash, 26, from Kasifa — are accused of plotting to attack soldiers at three possible locations: Dimona, Arad, and the Nevatim base in the Negev Desert.
According to the Shin Bet, Masri was imprisoned for 12 years for planning an attack on a Herzliya wedding hall.
Three other Arab Israelis have been arrested in connection with the planned attack, according to the Shin Bet.
Masri and Abu Ayash will be indicted in the coming days, it says.
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