An indictment was filed Monday against Kamal Khatib, head of the terror cell in Nur a-Shams, for the July 2024 attack that killed Reserve Sgt. Yehuda Geto, according to N12. The indictment alleges Khatib remotely detonated an IED from a room in the Bal'a neighborhood of Tulkarm using a mobile phone, killing Geto and wounding another person.
An indictment against Kamal Khatib, the head of the terror cell in Nur a-Shams in Judea and Samaria, was filed Monday morning, according to N12. The indictment alleges that on July 1, 2024, Khatib and other operatives remotely detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) from a room in the Bal'a neighborhood of Tulkarm using a mobile phone, targeting a vehicle carrying Israeli security forces. The explosion killed Reserve Sgt. Yehuda Geto, who was thrown from the vehicle, and wounded another person in the chest and head. The indictment charges Khatib with murder and attempted murder, among other security offenses. The filing follows a lengthy investigation into the attack, which occurred during a period of heightened security operations in the Nur a-Shams area. The legal proceedings are expected to move forward in the coming weeks.
3 developments
- DevelopingIDF drone strike kills Hamas battalion commander in Khan Younis, second operative
- DevelopingIDF names two Hamas operatives killed last week: Oct. 7 infiltrator and tunnel chief
- ConfirmedIDF details elimination of PIJ commander who led Oct. 7 abduction cell, warns of ceasefire threat
- DevelopingIDF strike kills Hamas cell leader in southern Gaza; 8 reported dead in tent camp attack
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