Israeli police arrest four over alleged support for Iran

Israeli police have announced the arrest of four people from Hebron in the occupied West Bank on suspicion of supporting Iran during the ongoing war.

The individuals — three men and one woman — face charges including “words of praise, sympathy, encouragement of violent acts, and support or identification with a hostile organisation,” Israeli police said in a statement, Al Jazeera reports.

According to the police, one of the detainees is a legal adviser with the Palestinian Authority who allegedly shared a social media post praising the late Iranian leader Khamenei.

By Sabina Mammadli