Galilee man indicted for swearing allegiance to ISIS, planning to attack soldiers

A young man from the Galilee is indicted on terror charges after allegedly swearing allegiance to ISIS and planning to carry out an attack against soldiers.

The defendant, 20-year-old Muhammad Abdel Ghani from the northern Arab town of Nahf, was arrested several weeks ago.

Police say the young man tried to acquire a handgun and “intended to advance terrorist activity against IDF soldiers in the city of Karmiel” just south of Nahf.

Officers arrested the suspect during a house raid in which they seized “posters and various symbols” from his room, indicating his affiliation with and affinity for the Islamic State terror group, police say.

An indictment was filed against Abdel Ghani this morning in the Nazareth District Court. Prosecutors are requesting to keep him in custody until the end of legal proceedings.