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November 29, 2005
Israel: Islamic Jihad Suicide Bomb Organiser Arrested
Late on Monday night, according to Ynet News and Arutz Sheva, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) arrested an Islamic Jihad terrorist, Ashraf Awidat.
Awidat was believed to have been planning a suicide attack within Green Line Israel in the next few days. He is believed also to have been involved with the bombing in thhe marketplace at Hadera on October 26, which killed 6 people.
Awidat was also involved in recruiting new terrorists to Islamic Jihad. He was arrested during counter-terror operations in northern Samaria.
Haaretz report that there were clashes on Tuesday in Bethlehem between IDF forces and Palestinian Authority police. During the exchange of gunfire, one PA police officer was wounded.
The skirmish took place near a police checkpoint when the Israelis were carrying out a search. Both sides accuse the other of opening fire first.
Eight Palestinians suspected of terrorist involvements were arrested late on Monday in the West Bank, with six members of Islamic Jihad and Two gunmen from Hamas being taken in Jenin, Tul Karm and Hebron.
The arrests came after a Palestinian gunman had thrown an explosive device at an IDF checkpoint in Hebron.
IDF also fired shells at rocket launchers in the south Gaza strip on Monday evening, after a rocket had been fired at noon. A mortar was fired at an Israeli community near the north Gaza strip later on, with no casualties.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at November 29, 2005 8:59 PM
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