Six Jenin-Area Men Arrested Over Homemade Rockets and Test Launches

Status: Per Israel Police and Shin Bet statement; indictments expected. The details come from the agencies' joint statement as reported by the Jerusalem Post, Ynet and i24NEWS. The suspects have not been named, and no response from them or their lawyers has been reported.

The arrests

Israel Police and the Shin Bet say six men from the Jenin area, all in their 30s, were arrested in an investigation carried out over recent months. According to the agencies, the suspects manufactured a rocket body and explosive devices and conducted tests, including three test launches. The reports do not say where the launches took place.

Investigators seized weapons including an M16 rifle and an RPG component, along with written material containing instructions for making explosives, rockets and explosive devices. The agencies say the main suspect was in contact with a person outside the cell who passed on information through a messaging app about the materials needed to make explosives.

The Jerusalem Post reports that one suspect admitted during questioning that the tests showed successful results for the rockets' power and range.

Legal status

A prosecutor's statement, which signals the intent to indict, was filed against the six, and indictments are expected in the coming days, according to Ynet and i24NEWS. The Jerusalem Post's headline describes the six as indicted.

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