A Palestinian who used his humanitarian stay permit to carry out arson attacks in central Israel was arrested in a joint operation carried out by the Shin Bet and the Israel Police. 

A 29-year-old Palestinian who has been staying in Israel illegally for nearly two years was indicted on Monday on charges of carrying out several arson attacks in central Israel.

Saliman Qassab, originally from the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, entered Israel in January 2020 after receiving a humanitarian entry permit for accompanying his ill mother who was treated in an Israeli hospital.

This is the latest in a series of arrests carried out against Palestinians from Gaza who had applied for special humanitarian stay permits in Israel and were later recruited by terrorist organizations, according to a statement issued by the Shin Bet.

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