Israeli authorities arrested a Ben-Gurion University student earlier this month for allegedly carrying out tasks at the direction of the Iranian regime, according to a police statement released on Thursday.
Bashar Hassan Qassem Musa, 22, from Deir al-Asad, an Arab-Israeli village in the Galilee, was apprehended in a joint operation by the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) and the Northern District Police's Central Unit, a special team that investigates serious crimes.
According to the investigation, Musa had been in contact with an Iranian operative for several months, carrying out missions under his direction. He allegedly performed various tasks, including "an attempted attack on an individual, scattering nails on a main road in Beersheva, and encouraging divisive discourse."
The investigation further revealed that the suspect carried out these tasks "out of identification with events in the Gaza Strip," and received financial compensation.