Shin Bet, Israel Police close several Islamic institutions over incitement

Israel's Shin Bet domestic security service announced Thursday that a number of Islamic institutions in Nazareth and Umm el-Fahem linked to incitement and rioting in Jerusalem, including on the Temple Mount, have been closed and their bank accounts containing hundreds of thousands of shekels have been frozen in a joint operation with the Israel Police. The institutions including the Qpress agency were designated as illegal organizations and their leaders were warned not to continue operations.