Nazareth Man Arrested on Suspicion of Seeking Hamas Membership and Ben Gvir Attack

Israel's Shin Bet and the Israel Police arrested Mohammed Awad, 29, of Nazareth on suspicion of seeking to join Hamas and obtain resources for terrorist activity. Investigators suspect he planned to attack National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. Awad worked as an unarmed security guard at Afula's central bus station before his arrest. The Northern District Prosecutor's Office filed a prosecutor's declaration in the Nof HaGalil-Nazareth court ahead of an expected indictment; the security agencies said they would continue acting against Israeli citizens involved in activity endangering the state and its people.