According to Israeli daily The Jerusalem Post, Israel’s National Security Agency (Shin Bet) indicated that the operation resulted in the arrest of five suspects – three Palestinians and two Israelis – who were allegedly recruited by Tehran to try to secure the country’s security. destabilize. .
Two of the Palestinians, identified as Murad Kamamja and Hassan Mujarima, were instructed by a Jordanian resident working for Iranian security forces to smuggle weapons into Israel and gather information to kill Ben Gvir and former deputy Yehuda Glick, the newspaper said .
The Israelis involved, The Jerusalem Post continues, were recruited by a suspect linked to a cell in the West Bank city of Jenin and were behind the torching of a vehicle in Haifa, an act considered a ‘test’ of their will. to carry out attacks.
In a message published on his personal account on the social network X (formerly known as Twitter), Ben Gvir thanked the Shin Bet and security forces for “discovering and capturing the terrorist cell that planned to assassinate an Israeli minister.”
“I will continue to act fearlessly and decisively to bring about a fundamental change in the conditions of terrorist detention, to continue the fight against terrorism, to protect the right of prayer and Jewish sovereignty on the Temple Mount – the Esplanade of the Mosques – to protect. – and to guarantee the security and peace of Israeli citizens,” he said.
Source: DN
