The State Attorney’s Office filed serious indictments Sunday in Jerusalem District Court against Hussin Ganaim and Abd al-Rahim Hamida, both 21-year-old Jerusalem residents. The two planned to carry out a deadly terror attack against Israeli forces by throwing an explosive device at IDF soldiers at Anatot Base. Ganaim is also charged with maintaining contact with a Hamas operative and spying for the terror organization.
According to the indictments, filed by attorney Mirit Levi Hasson, the two watched videos teaching how to prepare and manufacture explosive devices throughout 2024 and sent them to each other. Later, they discussed and agreed to carry out an operation against security forces, planning the attack at Anatot Base because of their familiarity with the area and the large presence of soldiers there. Hamida even began preparing an explosive device but stopped after failing to obtain additional materials.
The indictments further reveal that Ganaim was in contact with a relative living in Cyprus who presented himself as a Hamas operative. Ganaim was asked to carry out intelligence-gathering missions for the organization, including photographing locations and passing details about checkpoints and soldiers who came to the Jerusalem hotel where he worked. He also provided information about an event where a group from an Air Force school was expected to stay at the hotel, including the date of the event and room numbers.
During the conversations, the Hamas operative asked Ganaim if he would help him if he sent a suicide bomber to the hotel, and Ganaim replied that he himself was willing to carry out a suicide attack but requested additional preparation time. Additionally, Ganaim is charged with throwing pipe bombs at a security force in January 2023 during riots at the Shuafat refugee camp when the home of terrorist Udai Tamimi was demolished—an act he allegedly carried out with another person.
Ganaim faces serious charges including conspiracy to commit murder under aggravated circumstances as an act of terror, contact with a foreign agent, attempted delivery of information to an enemy, weapons activity or transaction for terror purposes, an act of terror involving sabotage with aggravated intent, and additional offenses. Hamida is charged with conspiracy to commit murder under aggravated circumstances as an act of terror. The prosecution is requesting that both be held in custody until the completion of legal proceedings against them.