Arab Israeli arrested after allegedly making contact with Lebanese foreign agent
The man, Hamdan Hamdan, is alleged to have been aware that the agent he was in contact with was Lebanese, and to have requested to be given security missions in Israel.
The Jerusalem Post reports on the arrest of a 32-year-old Arab Israeli man, Hamdan Hamdan, from Majd al-Krum, on suspicion of making contact with a Lebanese foreign agent. The man is alleged to have been aware of the agent's Lebanese nationality and requested security missions in Israel in exchange for services. The foreign agent attempted to purchase Israeli goods for Hamdan.
Additionally, another man, Sultan Abu al-Haija, 31, from Tamra, was arrested for allegedly contacting Hamas and Iran forces to offer assistance covertly. Both men are expected to face indictments within the next few days. In response to Hamdan's arrest, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich accused residents of Majd al-Krum of chanting "long live Palestine" and suggested that radical Islamic forces were establishing themselves in the Galilee.
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