Israeli Bedouin sentenced to 24.5 years for Hamas-linked theft, espionage attempt

Shachada Abu Alqian, from the Bedouin diaspora, was sentenced to 24.5 years for stealing weapons from an IDF soldier, selling them to a Hamas operative, and then enlisting in the IDF to gather intelligence. His espionage attempt was thwarted after 8 days. The case highlights internal security threats and the challenge of insider infiltration.