It has been released for publication that Aala Abu-Madif, an operative in the Abu-Rish faction and a former Fatah member, was arrested in a joint Shin Bet-IDF operation which took place a month ago.
The IDF claimed that Abu-Madif, a resident of the Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis, received advanced military training in Iran and was recently involved in the firing of rockets towards Israel. In addition, he expressed a willingness to serve as a suicide bomber. (Efrat Weiss)