Sister of Hamas leader released to house arrest

The Be'er Sheva Magistrates Court has ordered that Sabah Haniyeh, sister of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, be released to house arrest, despite the fact that she was indicted for security crimes, Report informs, citing Israel National News.

Haniyeh was indicted last month for crimes of incitement and identifying with a terrorist organization.

According to the indictment, on October 9, Haniyeh sent dozens of contacts, including her terrorist brother, WhatsApp messages that included words of praise, sympathy, and encouragement for the actions of Hamas and its part in the mass atrocities committed on October 7.

Among other things, she wrote in Arabic praise for Hamas terrorists and prayers for their victory.

Haniyeh called on Allah to "scatter" and "destroy" Hamas's enemies by "cutting off their lives" and forcing them to "be busy with their corpses."

In another post, she wrote, "O God, count them in number, kill them, and do not leave any of them."