Four Arab men and two women were indicted by a Nablus military court Tuesday for the kidnap-murder of an Israeli soldier, David Manos, who disappeared more than a year ago, or other crimes.
The charge sheet named Ibrahim Abdallah of Deir Balout village, east of Petach Tikva, as ringleader. His wife was charged with driving the vehicle in which Manos was abducted and, together with her husband, of planting explosives in the Tel Aviv central
Mustapha Haroush, also a Deir Balout resident, was accused of complicity in the kidnap-murder of Manos. His sister-in-law was charged with planning another kidnapping and with membership in a terrorist
A sixth suspect, a physician from Bir Zeit village in the West Bank, was charged with membership in a terrorist organization and with providing the gang leader with information on where to store weapons and sabotage material.
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