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Military court sentences senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad member to 22 months
Emanuel (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.
