Israeli security officials arrested six Palestinians for allegedly murdering two Israelis in April as part of an initiation rite into a militant Palestinian organization. After a court’s gag-order was partially relaxed, details emerged that the six have told investigators they had formed a terrorist cell to carry out attacks inside Israel.
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