Born: 1966;

Place of Birth: Israel;

Gender: Male;

Nationality: Arab Israeli;

General Info:
Mu’atsam Mahamid is an Arab Israeli citizen indicted for membership in a terrorist organization, training for terrorist purposes, dealing in weapons for terrorist purposes and weapons offenses after swearing in Islamic State and even planning to join the organization’s fighting in one of the African countries.

During the two years prior to his arrest, Mu’atsam along with his brother Gamil showed a growing interest in Islamic State terrorist group and its activities, and developed an ideological identification with the organization’s actions, values ​​and goals.

During the period, due to their ideological identification and support for the organization, Mu’atsam and his brother entered websites where content identified with the organization was displayed and regularly watched videos of the Islamic State organization or videos identified with the organization.

In addition, the brothers talked about their desire to produce an explosive device for jihad purposes, so they watched videos and downloaded and held content on their cellular devices that teach how to manufacture weapons, including explosives and explosive devices.

During 2021, Gamil purchased two protective vests and two rings on which one of the organization’s symbols was stamped and in January 2022 as the defendants decided to go to one of the African countries to join the organization’s fighting.

In February this year, Mu’atsam and Jamil bought a gun for NIS 35,000 as part of the interrogation of the defendants by the security forces and after their arrest, the gun was seized as well as a cartridge and pistol bullets after one of the defendants gave details of their location.

The prosecution wants to detain the two brothers until the end of the proceedings.