A female terrorist from Gaza was convicted Monday by the Be'er Sheva District Court for her role in plotting a double suicide-bombing attack in Tel Aviv and Netanya on behalf of Islamic Jihad two years ago. Fatma Hassan Zeck planned to commit one bombing herself, while the other was to be carried out by her niece. The court convicted Zeck for attempted murder, membership in a terrorist organization, illegal military training, and weapons-related crimes.

Zeck, 41, is a mother to nine children and has one grandchild. Her niece, Roda Ibrahim Habib, is a mother of four. Investigators believe Habib came up with the plan to commit an attack. The two managed to obtain false documents stating that Habib was permitted to travel to Ramallah for urgent medical checks, with Zeck traveling along as her escort. However, the two were arrested immediately upon leaving Gaza based on intelligence information, and the plot was foiled.

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