Jerusalem police say they arrested two Palestinians in the Old City this week for social media posts lauding terror attacks.
One suspect, a young man in his 20s, uploaded content praising several terrorists including Diaa Hamarsheh, who fatally shot five civilians in Bnei Brak in 2022.
The suspect posted Hamarsheh’s photo with the caption: “May God have mercy on your soul,” police say.
The other suspect, an East Jerusalem resident in his 40s, posted an image of Al-Aqsa Mosque accompanied by audio from a speech by a Hamas military wing spokesman.
Both were detained in the Old City and brought before the court this week.
Since the start of Ramadan, Jerusalem law enforcement has ramped up its monitoring of social media through its Strategic Digital Operations Unit, a spokesman says.
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