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Terrorist who killed four Israelis had served four years in jail over Islamic State ties

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Published: 25 March 2022

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Mohammad Ghaleb Abu al-Qi’an, shot dead by armed civilians, tried to recruit people to ISIS; he had been called ‘a ticking bomb’; right-wing activists rally at Beersheba attack site.

Terrorist was called a ‘ticking bomb’ in the past, was sentenced to four years (Times of Israel)
Mohammad Ghaleb Abu al-Qi’an, who killed four in a Beersheba terror spree on Tuesday, was jailed over Islamic State ties after a judge said he expressed ‘sincere remorse’

'There's no coexistence': hundreds of right-wing activists rally at scene of deadly attack in southern Israel (Haaretz)
Kahanist activist Baruch Marzel calls to enforce a martial law on the Negev: 'If the Negev falls, the entire country will fall'

Bar Lev, top Palestinian official met 30 minutes after Beersheba terror attack (Jerusalem Post)
At the meeting, PA civil affairs head Hussein al-Sheikh condemned the Beersheba attack that killed four Israelis

US condemns ‘abhorrent’ terror attack in Beersheba: ‘This has to stop’ (Times of Israel)
Washington calls killing of four Israelis ‘despicable,’ offers condolences; UN envoy to Mideast says ‘no justification’ for violence, and ‘no excuse for praising such acts’

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With police backing, far-right activist sets up armed group 'to save' Israel's Negev (Haaretz)
Police initially backed plan by former policeman Almog Cohen to sign 100 volunteers to an armed citizen brigade, but went cold amid accusations of racism and funding issues

Photo: The suspected assailant being shot in Beersheba on March 22 (Screenshot)

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