Israeli court rejects al-Qaida operative's appeal for release

The Israeli Supreme Court rejected an appeal by an al-Qaida operative against his detention without any trial, a Court Authority statement revealed Tuesday.

Samer al-Baraq, a native of Kuwait, was said to have been trained in Afghanistan and recruited by al-Qaida in 2001, according to the Israeli prosecution.

The 39 year-old was arrested in 2010 after crossing into Israel from Jordan via the Allenby Bridge. He has since been held in detention without a trial, as Israeli security forces say he is a dangerousthreat who planned to carry out attacks against Israelis.

A panel of three judges rejected Tuesday his appeal for release, ruling that there is "no less damaging way to mitigate his danger" than to prolong his detention.

The Israeli prosecution said in court that it is considering an indictment against al-Baraq but did not provide any further details on the matter.

In 2003 al-Baraq was arrested by the U.S. security forces and interrogated for three months. He was then passed on to authorities in Jordan, where he was jailed for five years for his participation in al-Qaida and his alleged involvement in a project developing biological warfare.