Israel’s Shin Bet and the Jerusalem District Police’s Central Unit exposed today (Tuesday) a terrorist infrastructure of the Popular Front organization, made up of residents of East Jerusalem. The infrastructure was operated by the organization’s operative Salah Hamouri, who lives in France and operates within the framework of the “Shiite Axis” to promote military terrorist activity in Israeli territory.
Hamouri, a trained lawyer and senior operative in the organization, was involved in the 2005 assassination attempt against Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. In 2022, Israel revoked his residency over his terror involvement, and he moved to France, exploiting his French citizenship. Since then, Hamouri has maintained contact with terror operatives to direct attacks in Israel.
The Shin Bet investigation revealed that during 2024 and 2025, Hamouri met with cell members—all East Jerusalem residents—at various locations in Europe and recruited them to establish the network. To advance operations, he provided the recruits with phones for encrypted communication. Hamouri exploited his connections in Israel to recruit operatives while conducting covert terror activity under the guise of legitimate ‘Palestinian’ advocacy.
The five cell members were arrested in November and December 2025. The investigation uncovered various actions the network members carried out to advance terror activity in the Jerusalem area. Indictments were recently filed against two of those involved, brothers Yazid and Saeed Dadu, on charges of membership in a terror organization, conspiracy to commit a crime, and attempted conspiracy to commit an act of terror.