State prosecutors filed charges against a resident of Baqa al-Gharbiya accused of swearing allegiance to ISIS, police say.
The defendant, 25-year-old Najib Deek, allegedly swore allegiance to the Islamic State, joining the terror group as a member and consuming its content online — including videos of executions and beheadings.
Police say Deek had also been planning an attack against Israeli security forces, which was spurred on by his “growing religious fervor and the war in the Gaza Strip.”
But state prosecutors in the Haifa District who filed the indictment do not accuse the defendant of plotting a terror attack, and charge him solely with membership in a terrorist organization.
According to the indictment itself, the defendant “weighed the possibility” of setting off a grenade near a kiosk frequented by soldiers. He also considered traveling to Somalia to join an ISIS cell there.
Police, working off intelligence provided by the Shin Bet, arrested Deek several weeks ago. He was indicted by state prosecutors in the Hadera Magistrate’s Court.
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