An indictment was filed Friday against four residents of Segev Shalom in the Negev, who allegedly planned to carry out a shooting attack at the local police station and a mass attack at the Be'er Sheva central bus station, according to i24. The suspects, arrested by the Shin Bet and Southern District Police, also aimed to establish a terror infrastructure. Some of the alleged acts occurred while they were minors.
Today's indictment, filed at 11:22 Jerusalem, alleges that the four suspects from Segev Shalom planned a shooting attack at the local police station and a mass-casualty attack at the Be'er Sheva central bus station. This clarifies the targets, which were initially reported only as a planned attack at the bus station. The suspects also intended to establish a terror infrastructure in the Negev.
The Zioneer first reported the indictment filing at 11:22, with initial details from N12. Within minutes, at 11:27, we reported that the suspects had been arrested by Shin Bet and Southern District Police, and a photo was released by police at 11:28. By 11:31, the State Attorney's office confirmed the indictment. The investigation was conducted jointly by Shin Bet and Southern District Police, with arrests in May and June by Yamas South.
The thwarted plot comes amid ongoing counterterror operations in the Negev, where security forces have uncovered several cells. Earlier today at 11:38, The Zioneer reported that Yamas South arrested a Hamas-linked cell in the Negev, with one suspect caught en route to an attack. Additional background includes a multi-day operation that arrested a Hamas cell near Jerusalem on July 1.
The identities of the suspects have not been publicly released, and court proceedings are pending. The specific timing of the planned attacks and the extent of the terror infrastructure they sought to establish remain under investigation.
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