Thaber Mahmoud Abu Thabat was initially approached by Shin Bet agent after crossing into Israel to work; he immediately told Hamas, who urged him to contact the man and report the Shin Bet’s techniques back to the terror group.
A Gazan man with permit to legally work in Israel who was arrested last month for attempting to spy on behalf of Hamas was planning on double-crossing the Shin Bet intelligence agency.
The man was pretending to be willing to feed intelligence to the Shin Bet while detailing their strategies to the terror group, according to a Ynet report.
Hamas officials were interested in using AbuThabat to understand the Shin Bet’s methodology for recruiting spies within Gaza and to learn.
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