The resident of Tayibe wanted to use a kidnapped soldier as leverage to force Israel to end the war against Hamas.
An Arab Israeli man from Tayibe, seven miles northeast of Kfar Saba, was indicted on terrorism charges Thursday for allegedly planning to kidnap an Israel Defense Forces soldier to as leverage to force Israel to end the war against Hamas in Gaza.
Prosecutors say Amin Hassan Abdelqader Azzam, 22, attempted to recruit others, sought a weapon, asked about religious approval in Islamic law for carrying out the act, participated in online Hamas circles and prepared with paintball gun practice and tactical gear orders.
Azzam was charged in the Central District Court in Lod with preparing to carry out a terrorist act—kidnapping for the purpose of murder or extortion.