Arab Israeli Teen Arrested Over Alleged Hamas-Inspired Plot to Attack Amdocs Server Farm

Police and the Shin Bet announced Tuesday that they had recently arrested a 19-year-old resident of the central Arab town of Kafr Qasim on suspicion of plotting a terror attack.

The suspect, Mustafa Issa, was “greatly influenced” by the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, massacre and the violence that erupted in mixed Jewish-Arab cities during May 2021, according to a joint statement from the security agencies.

Investigators said Issa had searched the internet for information about warfare and explosives and made multiple attempts to manufacture an explosive device.

Hebrew media reported that Issa is suspected of planning to target a server farm operated by software company Amdocs. He allegedly intended to use his position as a volunteer firefighter to gain access to the facility.

At the time of his arrest, Issa was found carrying “a lot of training equipment” along with Airsoft guns, according to the security agencies.

Police and the Shin Bet said prosecutors had issued a statement ahead of an expected indictment against Issa.

“The Shin Bet and Israel Police view with great severity any involvement of Israeli citizens in activity that puts state security at risk,” the agencies said.

The arrest follows other recent terrorism-related cases involving Israeli Arab citizens.

In July, four Israeli citizens from the Bedouin town of Segev Shalom were arrested and indicted over alleged plans to carry out several terror-related activities, including a mass shooting at Beersheba’s central bus station.

In June, an Arab Israeli terrorist opened fire on people at a gas station near Kochav Ya’ir and outside the communities of Tzur Yitzhak and Tzur Natan in central Israel. The attack killed a member of a civilian defense squad and injured five others.