According to a report by JewishBreakingNews.com, the four suspects, arrested earlier today, allegedly assigned themselves roles including 'commander' and 'engineer', circulated Hamas propaganda and bomb-making instructions, and shifted from planning a stabbing to a shooting. The Shin Bet previously confirmed the arrests at an advanced stage.
A new report from JewishBreakingNews.com, published later Friday, provides additional details on the foiled Beersheba terror plot, which The Zioneer has been tracking throughout the day. According to the report, the four suspects, arrested earlier today, assigned themselves roles including 'commander' and 'engineer', circulated Hamas propaganda and bomb-making instructions, and initially planned a stabbing attack before shifting to a mass shooting. The report describes the plot as a 'terror massacre averted'.
The Zioneer first reported at 11:23 Jerusalem on the indictment against four Negev residents for planning an attack on the Beersheba central bus station and a police station. Subsequent updates at 11:23 detailed the specific targets—the Segev Shalom police station and the Beersheba bus station—and revealed that the suspects had designated a 'commander' and an 'engineer' who prepared an explosive device. The indictment also stated that the suspects disseminated propaganda praising Hamas and the October 7 attack and called for armed struggle. The Shin Bet confirmed at 11:23 that the suspects were arrested at an advanced stage of planning while in possession of weapons. The new report adds the detail that the attack plan evolved from stabbing to shooting.
The arrests are part of a broader pattern of counter-terror operations in the Negev. As The Zioneer reported earlier this week, a Hamas-linked cell was thwarted by the Yamam South unit. Other recent operations include the arrest of a Hamas member in I'billin planning an attack on a Jewish settlement, and the uncovering of a tunnel and weapons cache near Jerusalem in a foiled major plot.
The investigation is ongoing. The Shin Bet and police have not commented on the new report's specific claims about the shift in attack method. The identities of the suspects remain as detailed in the indictment.
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