The arrests were made on January 6th, with the help of Israel Police’s International Crimes Unit. A gag order had been in place since then, preventing news of the arrests from being published.
The three, suspected to have been working for the Lebanon-based Hizbullah terror group, were remanded in a Petach Tikva court on Thursday. Representatives from the Danish Embassy were present at the Petach Tikva courthouse, but were not granted admission to the hearing.
This is not the first time that terrorists have gained entry to Israel using their European citizenship. Terrorist Stefan Smirak, using his German passport in 1997, and British terrorist Gerhard Shuman in 2001, were both arrested and jailed in Israel until they were handed over to Lebanon in a prisoner swap with Hizbullah.
In addition, the two terrorists who attacked the Mike’s Place pub in Tel Aviv in April 2003 - Assif Mahmoud Hanif, 22, and his accomplice Omar Khan Sharif, 27 - used their British citizenship to carry out the deadly attack. They were also aided by Hamas after making contact with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM).
The three, suspected to have been working for the Lebanon-based Hizbullah terror group, were remanded in a Petach Tikva court on Thursday. Representatives from the Danish Embassy were present at the Petach Tikva courthouse, but were not granted admission to the hearing.
This is not the first time that terrorists have gained entry to Israel using their European citizenship. Terrorist Stefan Smirak, using his German passport in 1997, and British terrorist Gerhard Shuman in 2001, were both arrested and jailed in Israel until they were handed over to Lebanon in a prisoner swap with Hizbullah.
In addition, the two terrorists who attacked the Mike’s Place pub in Tel Aviv in April 2003 - Assif Mahmoud Hanif, 22, and his accomplice Omar Khan Sharif, 27 - used their British citizenship to carry out the deadly attack. They were also aided by Hamas after making contact with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM).