The Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) lifted a gag order Monday on the arrest of an Arab with Israeli citizenship who was tortured by Syrian forces after they caught him last year trying to enlist with jihadists fighting the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
The 20-year-old would-be terrorist was identified as Yousef Yaakub Nasrallah of Kalnsuwa, located east of Netanyahu. Security officials arrested him when he made his way back to Israel via Jordan.
Nasrallah’s father told Israel Radio that his son was in terrible shape emotionally as a result of the torture in Syria.
He travelled to Syria last April but enjoyed only several hours of the thrill of seeking out jihadist goons. Instead, pro-Syrian goons caught him and he was questioned, a euphemism for being tortured.
His captors forced him to tell them anything he knew about Israel and security locations.
The Shin Bet noted the growing trend of Arabs with Israeli citizenship travelling to Syria to join global jihad.