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Fourth time in mere days: 19-year-old indicted for joining ISIS terror group

Indictment filed against Arab Israeli after Shin Bet investigation reveals he pledged allegiance to ISIS, consumed terrorist organization’s propaganda.

Fourth time in mere days: 19-year-old indicted for joining ISIS terror group

A 19-year-old Israeli resident from the village of Shibli was charged on Monday with membership in a terrorist organization, becoming the fourth individual from the northern region accused of alleged ties to the Islamic State (ISIS) within a two-week period. The arrests include two alleged plots to attack Israeli security forces and a former Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldier accused of training to join ISIS in a foreign country.

Yaqoub Shibli was apprehended on August 16 in a joint operation by the Shin Bet and the Israel Police's Northern District central investigative unit. According to investigators, Shibli displayed support for ISIS, watched ISIS-related material, and pledged allegiance to the terrorist organization. The indictment was filed at the Nof Hagalil-Nazareth Magistrate's Court. This follows three other cases filed against residents of northern Israel since August 28.

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