The Shin Bet says that during “ongoing activity of the security service and Israel Police” several teens and young men from Nazareth were detained on suspicion of supporting Sunni terror group Islamic State.
The service says in a statement that the arrests were made during October and November. The men were named as Abd el Karim Ihab Abdel Rahman Suleiman, 22; Mohammed Ehab Abdel Rahman Suleiman, 18; Abdel Karim Jamal Ali Suleiman, 23; Mohammed Salah Mohammed Suleiman, 19 and Murad Mohammed Salim Suleiman, 27.
All are residents of Nazareth. They were holding secret meetings and training on the use of weapons, according to the Shin Bet. Over the past year, the suspects became more religious and expressed support of Islamic State and Jihad against apostates.
Two rifles were confiscated. According to the security service, they practiced using the guns in a grove not far from Nazareth.
The police’s Northern District filed indictments against all five men at the Nazareth District Court on allegations of illegal possession of weapons, supporting an illegal terror group and meetings held in support of an illegal organization.
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