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Monday, March 30, 2026
Shin Bet uncovers Hamas-linked terror network in West Bank directed from Turkey
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleStav Levaton is a military reporter for The Times of Israel
The Shin Bet reveals that a December 2025 investigation uncovered a Hamas-linked terror network in the West Bank that was directed by a Turkey-based operative and aimed to advance attacks against Israel.
According to the agency, the network was run by Mahmoud Radwan, a Hamas member released in a prisoner-hostage exchange and deported to Turkey in January 2025, who had been jailed in Israel for his role in the 2001 killing of Rishon Lezion resident Yossi Alfasi.
The Shin Bet says Radwan recruited two young men from the West Bank village of Azzun during a meeting in Turkey in December, where he outlined his ongoing terror activity and sought to enlist them. The suspects allegedly agreed to join him.
Indictments have recently been filed against the suspects, according to the Shin Bet.
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