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Police 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.<\/p>\n
The State Attorney’s Office filed an indictment with the Beersheba District Court on Tuesday against Abdullah Gergawi, 20, from the Bedouin<\/a> town of Segev Shalom, Israel Police announced on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n 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<\/a> near the Forum Club in Beersheba.<\/p>\n Police said that Gergawi had intended to use a booby-trapped vehicle to target the nightclub.<\/p>\n 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n Israel Police arrest Abdullah Gergawi, 20, from the Bedouin town of Shaqib al-Salam, August 18, 2026. (CREDIT: ISRAEL POLICE SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)<\/em><\/p>\n Segev Shalom Local Council Head Abu Ma’mar Qa’id condemned “any act of violence or attempt to harm public security and the citizens of the State of Israel” in a Tuesday statement.<\/p>\n “We are citizens of the State of Israel, and we all have the responsibility to respect the law and act to maintain security, public order, and the shared life between Arabs<\/a> and Jews,” he said, affirming that the local council is working with relevant authorities to prevent such incidents from recurring.<\/p>\n “For the sake of fairness, it is important to emphasize that this is one of the best and most respected families in the community,” he said. “The actions of a single person do not represent his family and do not represent all the residents of Segev Shalom.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\nGergawi’s actions ‘do not represent Segev Shalom residents’<\/h3>\n