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Two of the suspects maintained Internet contact with friends who had gone to Syria in November and are now fighting with the Islamic State in Iraq, according to officials

Israeli intel thwarts first known ISIS plot inside Jewish state



HAIFA, Israel – An ISIS cell that trained in the forests near Galilee while plotting to attack Israeli police and military facilities -- as well as liquor stores -- was shattered by the intelligence agents in what experts say is the first known case of the black-clad terrorist army operating within the Jewish state, sources told FoxNews.com Thursday.

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Seven Israeli Arabs, including one already serving time in prison, were charged in Nazareth for the alleged roles in the plot, which was foiled by the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal intelligence agency, in a joint operation with the northern division of the Israeli police. The case, which broke last month but has only now been revealed, is viewed as significant in Israel because, although as many as 40 Israeli Muslims are believed to have joined ISIS in recent years, this is believed to be the first ISIS operation planned inside Israel itself. The Shin Bet published details of the case on its website, listing details of the plot as well as information gleaned from the suspects. “During the interrogation by Shin Bet, the suspects admitted that during the last year they had been working to get weapons, train with them, and collect intelligence around an IDF base and police forces, and all of this in order to commit attacks under the flag of the Islamic State,” the report stated. More...


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