Israeli Intelligence Led to Arrest of Hamas Man Sentenced to Life in Austria

The 27-year-old Hamas activist was sentenced to life imprisonment for incitement. He was serving a life sentence in Israel before being released as part of the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange in 2011

Jul 31, 2017 8:27 PM

Intelligence collected by Israel's Shin Bet security service led to the arrest of a Hamas activist living in Austria who was last week sentenced to life imprisonment for attempting to persuade West Bank...

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