Zaber Mahmoud Yosef Abu Thabat, 28, from Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip was arrested during the month of November on suspicion of carrying out intelligence gathering missions for Hamas inside Israel - this was allowed to be published this morning (Thursday).
Abu Thabat, who had a permit to enter Israel for commercial purposes, was arrested at the beginning of this month at the Erez crossing after trying to enter Israel.
In the investigation of Abu Thabat by the Shin Bet, it emerged that he was employed by Hamas officials in the Gaza Strip for the purpose of gathering intelligence and carrying out missions in Israel.
Erez Crossing, Photo: I.P
During the period in which he was acting as a Hamas emissary, Abu Thabat held several meetings with his operatives at the Beit Hanun crossing for the purpose of promoting terrorist activity and collecting intelligence information.
Among the tasks that Abu Thabat was asked to perform by his operatives in Hamas - revealing the identity of Shin Bet agents, gathering intelligence on sites in Israel.
He took advantage of his stay in Israel
The findings of the investigation taught that Abu Thabat took advantage of his stay in Israel, which was intended to give him the opportunity to work in Israel and provide for his family, for the benefit of transmitting intelligence information to his operatives in the Hamas security apparatus, and this with full awareness of the implications arising from this.
Operated by Hamas officials in the Gaza Strip, photo: Gettyimages
With the end of the investigation, his case was transferred to the prosecutor's office in the Southern District and it is expected that an indictment will be filed against him attributing security offenses to him.
Meanwhile, this investigation is added to the findings of the investigation of Fathi Ziad Zakot, a resident of the Gaza Strip with a permit to enter Israel whose investigation revealed his involvement in an attempted bomb attack on a bus.
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