Israeli police arrest two East Jerusalem residents for alleged Hamas affiliation and incitement, including social media posts and possession of Hamas flags. Part of broader crackdown.
Israeli police have arrested two East Jerusalem residents on suspicion of incitement and affiliation with Hamas. Law enforcement officials announced the arrests, which took place in recent days as part of a broader crackdown on online and in-person incitement.
One of the men, a hotel maintenance worker in his 30s, was taken into custody after police discovered multiple "incendiary" social media posts. According to police, one of the posts quoted a speech by the late Hamas chief, Ismail Haniyeh, which read:
"Hamas dedicates our souls, our blood, our family and our sons for the sake of Jerusalem. There is no such thing as the State of Israel whose capital is Jerusalem. Jerusalem is not for sale."