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Monday, December 8, 2025
Man arrested for allegedly threatening COGAT chief with calls for his death
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Police have arrested a Tiberias resident on suspicion of posting threats against Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian, who heads the Defense Ministry’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) office.
The suspect, a man in his 50s, was arrested last night after allegedly posting online threats against the high-ranking Druze officer, calling him a “Nazi Hamas terrorist in IDF uniform” and urging his followers to “pray for his death.”
He baselessly accuses the officer of arming Hamas and Fatah operatives with “hundreds of thousands of weapons and ammunition in order to destroy the State of Israel” and says he is a “ticking bomb.”
The suspect will be brought today before the Tiberias Magistrate’s Court for an extension on his remand.
Defense Minister Israel Katz welcomes the arrest and issues a statement condemning the incitement.
“I strongly condemn the severe threats directed at Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian and the incitement and defamation spread against him. Violence and threats against IDF officers and security personnel are criminal acts and a red line that must never be crossed,” he says.
Earlier this year, panelists for the right-wing Channel 14 news outlet insinuated in racially charged comments that not just Alian, but the Druze community as a whole, are more beholden to their community than the state. The panelists claimed that “dark things are happening at COGAT,” which coordinates activities in the West Bank and Gaza, and has many Druze officers within its ranks.
The Times of Israel Community.