Four arrested over plot to bomb police station and Beersheba central bus station

Israeli security forces have arrested four Palestinian residents of the Negev on suspicion of planning a major attack targeting a police station in southern Israel and Beersheba’s central bus station. The arrests were made at an advanced stage of preparation, with the suspects having already acquired weapons and explosives materials. The timing of the intervention is understood to have prevented a significant terrorist attack. The four men, all Palestinian residents living in the Negev region, were taken into custody following an investigation that revealed detailed plans for coordinated strikes on civilian infrastructure. According to security officials, the suspects had progressed beyond the initial planning stages and had begun assembling the necessary weapons and explosive devices for their intended operations. The arrests mark another disruption of what security services describe as an active terrorist cell operating in southern Israel.

Source: Maariv — Original article in Hebrew.