Security officials announced on Wednesday 23 Sivan that an Israeli Arab resident who was heading to Syria to join ISIS was questioned in Turkey, ousted and returned to Israel, and then arrested.

Um el-Fahm resident Ibrahim Agbariya, 23, was taken into custody in Ben-Gurion International Airport on June 10, 2016. He headed to Turkey in the hope of crossing the border into Syria however, after local authorities questioned him, they decided to return him to Israel. Authorities were waiting for him, taking him into custody upon his return.

It is reported that the suspect admits to learning of the ISIS ideology on the internet during recent months, where he was radicalized, leading to his decision. He has been indicted in the Haifa District Court.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)