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A Hizbullah cell operating in the Shomron was detected in a joint investigation involving the Shin Bet, Israel Police and the IDF, a cell actively working to recruit fighters. This has led to the arrest of eight suspects. The terrorists were concentrating efforts on social media, Facebook, to bring in new operatives with the goal of launching attacks in Israel. The arrests were made I the beginning of June 2016 and the information was cleared for publication on Tuesday, 12 Menachem Av. Indictments against the suspects have already been filed in an IDF military court.

One cell was uncovered in Kalkilye, which was going to carry out an attack against IDF soldiers in that area of the Shomron, a cell headed by Mustafa Hindi, 18, who was brought into Hizbullah in 2015 via Facebook.

Readers are reminded that a billion-dollar lawsuit has been filed against Facebook by five families of American and Israelis murdered and wounded by Islamic terror, citing Facebook has failed to prohibit the widespread postings supporting an glorifying terrorism, as was reported http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/439984/billion-dollar-lawsuit-against-facebook-for-aiding-terror.html by YWN-ISRAEL.

Facebook pages used by Hizbullah include Filasteen and al-Hura. Hindi in turn recruited other operatives using Facebook, including Hamas terrorist Mohammad Daoud, 22,Tahar Nofel, 22, from Kalkilye. They were supplying explosives to be used in bombs that were going to be detonated against IDF troops.

Islam Shaib, 21, worked to gather intelligence information on IDF operations in the Kalkilye area and Baraa Hamed, 19, was assigned to bomb-making duties.

The report states that were in contract with ‘Bilal’ via Facebook, and via encrypted cell apps, they continued communications.

Also arrested was Mohammed Abu-Jidian who instructed on how to carry out suicide bombing and shooting attacks. they too used electronic communication to maintain contact with Hizbullah handlers.

36-year-old Osama Najm of Kablan was recruited by Hizbullah in Gaza. He was active in the PFLP and was paid to perpetrate an attack as well as to continue recruiting additional members to attack Israeli targets.

22-year-old Maaman Nosrati of Jenin was also arrested as was 49-year-old Mustafa Basharat from Tamun. The latter, affilaited with the PFLP, was imprisoned in Israel in the past.

Following Israel’s announcement today that it uncovered a Hizbullah terror cell operating in its territory, Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon called on the Security Council to designate Hizbullah a terrorist organization.

“Hizbullah, a proxy of Iran, has not ceased its active aggression against Israel and is endangering stability throughout the Middle East,” said Ambassador Danon. “The terrorists must know that they will pay a heavy price for any aggression against our citizens.”

Israeli security and police officials announced that they had thwarted attempts by a special Hizbullah unit which was planning terror attacks in Israel. The Hezbollah operatives used social media to enlist Palestinian terrorists.

“The international community must condemn Hizbullah’s attempts to harm innocent Israeli civilians, and the Security Council must finally designate Hizbullah a terrorist organization,” Ambassador Danon continued.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)