2 Jaffa residents indicted with attempting to join ISIS
Abd al-Malik Asfur and Adam Abu Shehadeh return to Israel after planning to enter Syria's territory via Turkey to Join the Islamic State group and Jabhat al-Nusra; admit they lost contact with their Syrian source, which led them to cancel the plan.
Asfur and Shehadeh returned to Israel after losing contact with their Syrian mediator, according to the indictment.
Several years ago, Asfur became increasingly interested in ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra, while developing an ideological bond with the terror organizations and their values.
He then decided to join the fighting in Syria, prompting him to contact a Syrian source via Telegram who was supposed to help him enter Syria's territory.
Asfur suggested Shehadeh to join him, and the latter agreed.
The two Jaffa residents decided to enter Syria through Turkey in order to take part in ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra's fight against the Syrian regime.
After Arriving in Istanbul, Asfur and Shehadeh waited for instructions from the Syrian source who told them to he would contact them within a day or two.
However, they lost contact with the source, following which they returned to Israel.
The prosecution asked to extend Asfur and Shehadeh's remand after the two admitted to the charges attributed to them and gave a detailed version of the events.
