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The suspect was allegedly in touch with a female terrorist operative outside of Israel and shared information with her.
An Arab resident of northeastern Jerusalem's Isawiya neighborhood was arrested on charges of making contact with Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations, the Israel Police said on Thursday.
The suspect—identified as 32-year-old Muhammad Sarha—was in touch with a female Hezbollah operative outside of Israel and shared information with her, according to the police statement.
According to the indictment cited by the police, he was a member of an online chat group with the name, "The Resistance Axis of Hezbollah."
Sarha stands accused of providing the Iranian-backed Lebanese terrorist group with information about legal proceedings against two Jerusalem residents who were previously arrested on suspicion of involvement in terrorist activities. He shared updates on their hearings and news articles.
In addition, during a visit to the Palestinian terrorist hotbed of Jenin in Samaria, Sarha was pictured with an M16 assault rifle and a pistol.
The prosecution asked the Jerusalem District Court on Thursday to order the suspect kept in remand until the end of the proceedings. Sarha is being charged with contact with a foreign agent, providing information to the enemy and attempted unlawful possession of weapons, police stated.
In October, seven Arabs from Jerusalem were arrested on suspicion of plotting to kill scientists and officials on behalf of Iran.
The suspects, aged between 17 and 23, from the southeastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Safafa, were allegedly asked by Tehran to kill a nuclear scientist and the mayor of a large city.
The suspects were captured by Israel Police and Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) forces and confessed to charges of espionage out of a desire to harm the Jewish state's security.
In September, the Shin Bet announced that it had thwarted an attempt by Hezbollah to assassinate a former Israeli security official. The attack involved an explosive and was intended to be carried out imminently.
That same month, police revealed that Hezbollah tried to murder former Israeli defense minister and Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Moshe Ya’alon in a Sept. 15, 2023, bombing attack in Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park.
The Lebanese terrorist group “installed a camera on the body of the explosive charge in such a way that it was possible to observe movements on the park’s trails remotely,” but failed to hurt Ya’alon, police said.
