A Hamas operation in Turkey is trying to direct terrorist attacks within Israel, including an alleged suicide bomb plot that was foiled this week, Israeli intelligence officials claim.
Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, said it had arrested Anas Shurman, a Jordanian citizen of Palestinian descent who had been planning to carry out a suicide attack in Israel. A 12kg bomb that Shurman was supposed to detonate had also been found. According to Shin Bet, Shurman was recruited by Imad Abid, a Hamas member based in Turkey.
The overall commander of the Hamas base in Istanbul is said to be Zaher Jabarin, a veteran of the movement who was jailed in 1993 for his part in the kidnap and murder of an Israeli police officer.
