A resident of East Jerusalem was arrested last month on suspicion of having been in contact with members of Hezbollah and various other terror groups, the Israel Police and Shin Bet say in a joint statement.
The suspect, a 32-year-old from Issawiya, was arrested on December 25 and transferred to the Shin Bet for questioning.
Over the course of the investigation, the police and Shin Bet say the suspect revealed that he had been in frequent contact with Hezbollah operatives over several years, and was part of an online Hezbollah-affiliated group known as “Resistance Axis.”
Among those he contacted was a Hezbollah operative who had previously recruited other East Jerusalem residents to assist the terror group, the security bodies say, adding that several of the operative’s past recruitees have been apprehended and indicted by Israel in recent months.
The suspect has also visited Jenin, in the West Bank, to meet with terror operatives from other groups. The statement adds that while there, the suspect posed for photographs alongside weapons belonging to the groups.
An indictment is expected to be filed against him in the near future, it adds.
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