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Military court sentences senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad member to 22 months
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Bassem Saadi, head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist group in the West Bank, arrives for a remand hearing at the Ofer prison, outside of Jerusalem, on August 16, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
A military court sentences a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad member to 22 months in prison, according to Palestinian media reports.
The arrest of Bassem Saadi in the West Bank city of Jenin last year sparked a round of fighting between Israel and the terror group in the Gaza Strip.
Saadi was indicted in August over membership in a terror group (the PIJ), conducting operations on behalf of the terror group, incitement to terrorism, assisting others to contact an enemy, and assuming a false identity.
There is no immediate comment from the Israel Defense Forces on the sentencing.
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