A restaurant employee allegedly planned to help turn his own workplace into the scene of a terrorist attack. That detail should stop us cold.

According to a joint statement from the Israel Police, Israel Security Agency, and Israeli militia, Israeli authorities uncovered an extensive Hamas-linked terrorist infrastructure involving more than 30 operatives from Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria. Investigators say members of the network recruited armed cells, obtained weapons, sought guidance in preparing explosives, and planned attacks against Jewish civilians and Israeli security forces.

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