Police nab Palestinian who livestreamed Iran missile attack with music promoting incitement

Jerusalem police arrested a Palestinian after he livestreamed Iran’s missile attack on Israel last night while playing a Shi’ite devotional song in the video’s background.

The man, a resident of Silwan in his 20s, was detained for questioning by police earlier today.

Police say the young man “broadcasted a song promoting incitement and expressing praise for the missile fire launched from Iran” during his livestream of last night’s barrage while he was in the Old City.

The song in question appears to be the Persian-language ballad “Haidar, Haidar” in praise of the Islamic caliph Ali, whom Shi’ite Muslims view as the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad.

A spokesman for the police says law enforcement is “actively working to combat incitement and violence on social media” as part of their “heightened operational readiness” amid war with Iran.