Israel thwarts major terror attack and assassination plot

Israel’s Shin Bet internal security agency thwarted a terrorist cell directed by an operative in Syria who planned to harm senior Israeli figures and international delegations, it was announced on Tuesday.

According to the Shin Bet, 30-year-old Muhammad Jamal Rashdah from the Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem planned to carry out significant attacks against a variety of targets, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat.


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