Israeli security forces arrested the sister of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tel Sheva on suspicion of having ties to Hamas and participating in inciting and supporting terror, Israeli media and Israeli police reported Monday morning.
A police statement identified the detained suspect as a close relative of a high-ranking Hamas member. Media reports noted that the relative was 57-year-old Zebah Abdel Salem Haniyeh.
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Dubbed “Early Dawn”, the operation was carried out through the efforts of many departments. A joint police-Shin Bet operation culminated in the arrest of Haniyeh in an early-morning raid by police, border police, the IDF, and the Israel Police aerial unit.