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Sunday, June 25, 2017
Galilee man indicted for seeking to join IS in Iraq or Syria
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Shin Bet Security Service clears for publication the arrest and indictment of an Israeli man who sought to join the Islamic state jihadist group.
In a statement, the Shin Bet says 24-year-old Kfar Manda resident Mohammad Ahmad Azzam was arrested in joint raid made with the Israel Police.
The agency says Azzam had been in contact with IS online, and was making “concrete preparations” to join the jihadist fighters on the front lines of either Iraq or Syria.
On June 17, the Haifa District Attorney filed an indictment against Azzam on terror-related charges at the city’s district court.
The Times of Israel Community.