Netanya suicide bombing
Netanya suicide bombing(file photo)

The Arab driver who brought two suicide bombers to Netanya's Sharon mall in December, 2005 has been indicted as an accomplice in the murders of six people.

Adham Mahmad Yunis will be tried on 18 charges in connection with the attack which left six people dead and scores wounded, including several in critical condition.

The 25-year-old resident of the Palestinian Authority-controlled city of Tulkarm, located a few kilometers east of Netanya, was arrested three months ago by security forces operating in Jenin.

He and the two terrorist bombers were members of the Islamic Jihad gang, whose leaders had met with PA Chairman and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) in Syria just a few days prior to the deadly attack.

Yunis was also involved in planning a failed suicide bombing in the Tel Aviv suburb of Bat Yam in February, 2005.

The Damascus-based Islamic Jihad terrorist organization operates from its strongholds in Jenin and Hevron. The group reportedly receives funding from Hizbullah in southern Lebanon as well as from Syria and Iran.