Itongadol.- Israeli prosecutors announced on Sunday that they have filed charges against a Hamas operative, accusing the militant of several serious crimes including planting explosives against IDF positions and launching rockets into Israeli territory.
Southern District prosecutors said that they filed at least 18 separate charges in the Beersheeba Magistrate\’s court against a 24-year-old Hamas operative who has been active within the terror organization since 2007.
One of the charges filled against the defendant includes the accusation that the militant, along with several others, had tracked the movements of IDF vehicles in order to plant explosive devices along several routes the military utilizes along the Gaza border.
The indictment did not specify whether any of the planned attacks were successful.
The indictment also details the Hamas operative\’s activities following the conclusion of Israel\’s 2012 military operation in Gaza dubbed "Pillar of Defense."
Prosecutors allege that the defendant fired numerous rockets and mortar shells at IDF positions stationed inside Kerem Shalom kibbutz near the Gaza border, nearly killing a number of soldiers.
The defendant is also accused of owning and operating a smuggling tunnel used to transfer weapons and military uniforms into the coastal Palestinian enclave through the Rafah Crossing on the Egyptian border. Prosecutors say the defendant received a monthly payment of $2,000 for the use of the tunnel.
Furthermore, prosecutors say that the militant had been in contact with "foreign agents" and conspired to pass along sensitive information "with the intention to harm state security."
Other charges listed in the indictment include providing illegal military training to operatives, conspiring to commit murder, attempted murder, membership in an unlawful organization and numerous weapons offenses.