Tel Aviv gunman's father suspected of terror ties, aiding murder: sources

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DEBKAfile was founded by a team of journalists in June 2000 as an independent Internet Web site, providing an intelligence and security news service. January 5, 2016, 1:04 PM (IDT)

Israeli security sources said Tuesday that Mohammed Melhem, the arrested father of fugitive terrorist Nashat Melhem, is suspected of membership in a terrorist organization and of aiding murder. The sources added that the terrorist's brother and other members of the family who were also arrested were connected to the illegal organization.

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