by Yonah Jeremy Bob
The terror cell was busted and its plans thwarted on December 14, with those involved being interrogated in recent weeks.
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The IDF and Shin Bet arrested a number of Palestinians belonging to a cell directed by Hamas
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)
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The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) announced on Monday that it had prevented a massive terrorist bombing attack slated to occur within Israel. In the statement, the security agency said that it arrested a variety of terror suspects in the West Bank and uncovered a number of operatives in the Gaza Strip.
The terror cell, the the clandestine agency said, was busted and its plans thwarted on December 14, with those involved undergoing interrogations in recent weeks. The agency said that the bomb had been built, was ready for use and was seized before it could be detonated.
The suspects arrested were part of the West Bank's "Resistance Committees" and the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, with influence and planning from Gaza terrorist operatives. The bomb was similar to the one that was used in the attack on a bus stop in Jerusalem last month that killed two Israelis.
There were multiple rounds of breakthroughs in the case, with several waves of arrests, including uncovering operatives, their handlers and explosive materials designated for a bombing within Israel, said the Shin Bet.
Who was involved in the plot?
Leading terrorists involved in the plot included Ahmad Fathi Omar Hjaj from Jabalya in Gaza, a known explosives expert, as well as Maha Ladawi of Netzirat, who helped create the infrastructure needed to carry out the plot.
The terror cell hid an explosive in a fire extinguisher which was
handed over to the Shin Bet. (credit: Shin Bet Communications)Additional Gazans from Rafah who were involved included: Jihad Ahmad, Tzabari Muhammad Tzabari Aram and Iman Yusef Halil Zakut.
Besides intelligence work revealing the identities of these Gazans who were involved, the Shin Bet arrested West Bank terror operatives, including Yunis Uda from al-Ras village near Tulkarm, Khaled Marei from Bala village near Tulkarm, Ahmad Taher Jaradaat of Jenin and Kis al-Shaiv from Kabatia.
The Shin Bet said, "the actions which were carried out and which thwarted the planned attacks are part of a continuous campaign which the Shin Bet, the IDF and the police have been undertaking together to prevent terror in Israel using a diverse range of tools and tactics."
Further, the agency flagged the deep involvement of Gazan operatives in directing the West Bank terrorists, saying that it holds Hamas responsible for the planned terror attack.
The IDF and Israeli intelligence have been in an almost constant fight with terrorists in the West Bank since March, with periodic periods of calm in-between repeated waves of terror.
2022 has been one of the deadliest periods in years in terms of both the number of West Bank Palestinians and Israelis killed.
Yonah Jeremy Bob
Source: https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-725829
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