Bedouin man indicted for planning terror attack on Beersheba nightclub, contacting ISIS

Bedouin man indicted for planning terror attack on Beersheba nightclub, contacting ISIS

ByYANIR YAGNA, MIRIAM SELA-EITAMAUGUST 18, 2026 11:34Updated: AUGUST 18, 2026 11:37The State Attorney's Office filed an indictment with the Beersheba District Court on Tuesday against Abdullah Gergawi, 20, from the Bedouin town of Shaqib al-Salam, Israel Police announced on Tuesday morning.Gergawi was arrested on July 19 on suspicion of having contact with a foreign agent, possessing weapons, and planning to carry out a terror attack near the Forum Club in Beersheba.Police said that Gergawi had intended to use a booby-trapped vehicle to target the nightclub.It added that the investigation revealed that Gergawi had been in contact with ISIS activists and consumed related terror content, as well as planning to join the organization in Syria.This is a developing story.Follow us on Google

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