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Two Jerusalem residents arrested for promoting terrorism online

One of the suspects allegedly praised Diaa Hamarsheh, who carried out a deadly attack in Bnei Brak in 2022.

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Israel Border Police officers patrol in Jerusalem's Old City during Ramadan, March 11, 2024. Photo by Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90.
Israel Border Police officers patrol in Jerusalem’s Old City during Ramadan, March 11, 2024. Photo by Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90.
(March 4, 2025 / JNS)

Jerusalem District Police arrested two suspects for incitement and supporting terrorism through social media, the Israel Police said on Tuesday.

One suspect, from the Old City, allegedly praised terrorists, including Diaa Hamarsheh, who carried out the 2022 Bnei Brak attack, in which five people were murdered. The other, from the eastern section of Israel’s capital, posted a video from Al-Aqsa Mosque with a Hamas spokesperson’s speech supporting terrorism, according to police.

Both were detained in the Old City and brought to court.

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