Less than a month after the public was informed of the existence of a terrorist cell in the Israeli-Arab city of Nazareth, the Nazareth District Court revealed a second plot: a gang based in Nazareth that stockpiled, and dealt in, illegal weapons.
Ten Israeli-Arab residents of Nazareth and of the nearby town of Yafya were arrested in connection to the gang. One suspect is a minor.
The gang was active over the course of at least two years, police believe. Members are accused of dealing in weapons, illegal weapons possession, attempting to build a bomb, and other crimes.
At one point, members of the group planned to set fire to a local church. However, upon reaching the building they found the gate locked, and ultimately turned back without carrying out the planned attack.
The Nazareth-based terrorist group exposed in late June was also accused of attacks on local Christians. Members of the terror gang attacked and stabbed Jews and Christians, and threw firebombs at Christian homes in Nazareth.