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From the Liveblog of
Thursday, July 30, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, July 30, 2020
IDF publishes footage of Hamas operative swimming to Israel before arrest
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Israel Defense Forces publishes footage from moments before the arrest last month of a Hamas member who fled from Gaza to Israel via swimming in the Mediterranean Sea, hours after the Shin Bet said he has been charged.
The footage shows Izz al-Din Hussein, 24, swimming in the sea.
The IDF says in a statement that he was spotted by the navy, with forces arresting him and handing him over to the Shin Bet.
שחה ונעצר לאחר שעבר את המכשול הימי: תיעוד מעצר פעיל החמאס שהסתנן לישראל https://t.co/NRM6ruEaFm pic.twitter.com/R4p7BL7elT
— Itamar Cohen | איתמר כהן (@Itamar_cohen_1) July 30, 2020
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