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Islamic Jihad operative indicted for helping dig terror tunnels

Samir Abu Sanima, 20, is accused of security crimes that include membership in a terrorist organization, planning to commit murder, supplying the means to commit a crime, and armed breach of Israeli territory.

by  Gadi Golan
Published on  09-08-2019 18:28
Last modified: 09-08-2019 18:28
Islamic Jihad operative indicted for helping dig terror tunnelsAFP

A Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative inside one of the organization's tunnels | Illustration: AFP

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An operative for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad from Gaza who was arrested a month ago when he approached Israeli security forces near the Gaza border fence was indicted in the Beersheba District Court on Sunday for security crimes.

According to the charges in the indictment, Samir Abu Samina, 20, joined the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in 2015, and since then has taken an active part in the group's activities, including learning how to shoot, sniper shooting, drilling raids on Israeli security outposts, and teaching how to carry out attacks on military targets such as bulldozers and jeeps that operate along the border fence.

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The indictment also states that Abu Sanima helped dig a tunnel used by the PIJ, located some two kilometers from Israel near the city of Rafah in Gaza. The suspect is accused not only of helping excavate the tunnels, but also of helping bring in cement to shore up the inside of the tunnel.

Israeli security forces arrested Abu Sanima approximately one month ago. At the time he was arrested, he was carrying a knife, three Kalachnikov bullets, and wearing a face mask bearing the PIJ symbol. He jumped the border fence and attempted to enter Israeli territory. He progressed some 30 meters before IDF troops overtook him.

Abu Sanima is accused of membership in a terrorist organization; planning to commit murder; participating in prohibited military training; supplying the means to commit a crime; and breaching Israeli territory while armed.

The Southern District Prosecutor's Office has requested that Abu Sanima be remanded until the end of legal proceedings.

Tags: border fenceGazaIDFPalestinian Islamic Jihadsecurityterror tunnelsTerrorism

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