‘I planted a bomb near Netanyahu’s home’: man charged after night of threatening calls to police
Mahmoud Abd al-Majid, 28, from Ilut allegedly threatened attacks on Jews, Arabs and officers, claimed he was armed with an M-16 and handgun, warned of a bomb at a Haifa police station and later assaulted two passengers before his arrest
A 28-year-old man from Ilut, northern Israel, has been charged after making 14 threatening calls to police in one night on August 12, according to police. Mahmoud Abd al-Majid claimed he had planted an explosive device near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home in Caesarea, police say. He made repeated calls to the emergency hotline after midnight, threatening attacks against Jews, Arabs, and the prime minister.
At some point, he allegedly told an operator, "I planted an explosive device near Bibi Netanyahu’s house." He was arrested by Nazareth police after several hours and indicted on 14 counts of making threats, assault, assault causing actual bodily harm, and intentional damage to a vehicle. Police have requested the court to keep him in custody until the proceedings conclude.
On the night of the calls, Abd al-Majid allegedly assaulted a Metronit passenger and returned to his home by public transportation. His attorney, Aboudi Fahoum, stated they would oppose detention until the end of the proceedings and seek his release to an appropriate framework.
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