From AFP
NABLUS, Palestinian Territories — Israeli troops on Tuesday arrested four Hamas MPs in the northern West Bank, Palestinian security sources and officials from the Islamist group said.
Three of them were arrested in the early hours in the northern city of Nablus, while a fourth was picked up in Salfit, a town some 15 kilometres (nine miles) further south, they said.
In Nablus, troops arrested three MPs -- Nawaf Amer, who is also a journalist for the Al-Quds television channel, Fuad Khofash, director of the Ahrar centre for prisoners and human rights, and Firas Jarrar, a former prisoner.
And in Salfit, they picked up local MP Nasser Abdel Jawwad.
The army had no immediate comment on the arrests, which bring to 17 the number of Hamas parliamentarians detained by Israeli troops over the past eight months. more
From Maan
JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Israel's main security agency has reportedly arrested more than 20 Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine operatives from Ramallah and occupied East Jerusalem in the past few weeks.
According to public radio in Israel on Monday, the Shin Bet said suspects were planning to kidnap soldiers and perpetrate attacks against Israel, including a number of shooting attacks and a bomb attack in Jerusalem.
Maan
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