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Two Arab-Israeli men arrested on suspicion of providing information to Hamas

The two were residents of a northern Israeli town and were arrested last month

February 11, 2024 09:24
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Israeli soldiers stand on a tank as they secure the border with the Gaza Strip, January 19, 2024 (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

ByJC Reporter, JC Reporter

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(JNS) Two residents of the majority Arab Muslim town of Ein Mahil in northern Israel are accused of sending intelligence to Hamas after their October 7 incursion into southern Israel.

The Israel Security Agency and Israel Police announced the indictments in a joint statement on Sunday morning.

Rami Habibullah, 43, was arrested on January 1. He is suspected of contacting Hamas operatives abroad to provide wartime intelligence to the Gaza-based terror group,. According to authorities, he gave Hamas information on a security site near his home so that Hamas could fire rockets or missiles at it.

Habibullah is also alleged to have then recruited local Arab citizens of Israel to join Hamas.