Jerusalem – For working with Hamas to carry out a major terrorist attack in the capital, the Jerusalem District Attorney’s Office on Monday filed an indictment against two east Jerusalem brothers.
According to the indictment, the brothers, aged 28 and 23, were recruited by a Hamas operative in the Gaza Strip to form a terror cell in Jerusalem to carry out the unspecified attack at a public venue.
While the details of the planned attack and the investigation into it remain unclear, the brothers have been charged with joining a terrorist organization, conspiracy, theft and other offenses.
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said security personnel continue to investigate potential accomplices of the suspects.
Earlier this month, dozens of Palestinians, some of them dressed in balaclavas with the trademark green headband and Hamas insignia, waved Hamas banners during a demonstration on the Temple Mount.
Footage captured at the site showed a large group of Arabs chanting pro-Hamas slogans.