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Man from southern Bedouin town arrested over alleged Islamic State links
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A 23-year-old man from the southern Bedouin town of Tel Sheva has been arrested for alleged affiliation with the Islamic State jihadist group.
Police say the man was arrested on Friday night. His remand has been extended until Wednesday.
“The Israel Police and the Shin Bet security service take very seriously any involvement or affiliation of Israeli citizens in terror activity, and will continue to work to investigate the truth while prosecuting those who seek to harm citizens and security forces,” police say in a statement.
The announcement comes a day after a deadly attack in Hadera, committed by two Arab Israelis who were apparent supporters of Islamic State. It also comes a week after a man from the southern Bedouin town of Hura, who served time in prison for trying to join the jihadist group in Syria, killed four people in a terror attack in Beersheba.
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