Israeli security forces arrested four residents of the Bedouin town of Segev Shalom in the Negev, suspected of planning to open fire on the local police station and carry out an attack at the Beersheba Central Bus Station, according to a security source. The suspects also allegedly aimed to establish a terrorist infrastructure targeting security forces.
The investigation into the four Bedouin Israeli citizens from Segev Shalom arrested on July 10 has revealed new details about the scope of the plot. According to security sources, the suspects planned to open fire on the Segev Shalom police station, carry out a mass attack at the Beersheba Central Bus Station, and establish a broader terrorist infrastructure aimed at Israeli security forces.
As The Zioneer reported on July 10, four Negev residents were initially arrested and an indictment was filed. The following day, The Zioneer reported that the main suspect told investigators he was taunted as a collaborator and sought to prove his support for Hamas, and that the cell had shifted from a stabbing plot to a shooting after concluding a knife would not cause mass casualties.
The new details underscore the sophistication of the alleged plot, which targeted both a police station and a major transportation hub. The indictment also revealed that one suspect sought to establish a terror organization following the 2021 'Guardian of the Walls' operation and recruited an 'engineer' to build an explosive device. The case remains under investigation, with the suspects in custody.
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