Yafo Activist Detained on Suspicion of Security Offenses and Contact with a Foreign Agent

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Abed Abu Shahada was arrested in the morning, according to Arutz 7. According to Channel 14 News, the head of the Islamic Association in Yafo and a journalist for "Erev 48" was arrested last night on suspicion of contact with a foreign agent.

According to Channel 14 News, about 15 security personnel, some of them masked, took part in the arrest and confiscated electronic devices and books. According to the same report, a day before the elections an interview conducted by the suspect was published on the website.

According to Behadrei Haredim, the police are seeking to extend the detention of the chairman of the Islamic Association in Yafo by eight days. The suspect was arrested after visiting Qatar and interviewing former Knesset member Azmi Bishara, and a Shin Bet report was submitted to the court.