Police have arrested a woman from northern Israel on suspicion of making death threats against Mohammad Magadli, a prominent Arab-Israeli journalist.
The suspect, a 40-year-old doctor, was apprehended at the medical clinic where she works in Taybeh, an Arab city in central Israel, after a weekslong police investigation.
The suspect allegedly called Magadli several times from an unknown number and made threats on his life. “Within a week I’ll get to you and eliminate you,” she said in one of the phone conversations, according to police.
Earlier today, officers with a court-issued warrant raided the suspect’s workplace, arrested her and seized evidence related to the alleged offenses, police say. Footage shared by law enforcement shows officers confiscating the woman’s cell phone.
Responding to the new development, Magadli tells the Ynet news outlet that he hopes his “suffering of several years will finally come to an end” with the suspect’s arrest.
Police are still weighing whether to bring the suspect to court tomorrow with a request to extend her remand.
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