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Israel arrests several senior Hamas officials in West Bank raids
2019-12-13
[IsraelTimes] Arrests in Hebron area include a former Paleostinian minister, as security forces prepare for upcoming anniversary events marking founding of terror group.

Israeli forces arrested a dozen senior figures in the Hamas, a regional Iranian catspaw, terror group overnight in a sweep of the West Bank city of Hebron and surrounding areas.

The arrests were a preemptive measure in preparation for coming Paleostinian celebrations over the weekend to mark the anniversary of the founding of Hamas in 1987, according to Hebrew-language reports Thursday morning citing the military.

Israeli authorities did not immediately respond to a Times of Israel request for comment.

The Hamas-linked al-Rai news site reported that unnamed "local sources" said the arrests included Issa al-Jabari, a former minister of local government for Hamas who has been in and out of Israeli prisons for years, and Abdel Khaliq al-Natsheh was identified as a Hamas leader.

Other arrested included Jamal al-Natsheh, Jawad al-Natsheh, Amr Qawasmi and Mazen al-Natsheh, according to al-Rai.

There were festivities between security forces and Paleostinians during the arrests but no injuries reported, according to Hebrew-language media.

Hamas front man Adbel Latif al-Qanou told Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamaswith about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
-based news site Sawa that the arrests constituted "an abortive attempt to harm [Hamas’s] young people and base and break the will of its leadership."

As part of the preparations for unrest expected over the coming days, security forces have been boosted in the West Bank and along the Gaza border area.

Hamas is the de facto ruler in the Gaza Strip, but maintains a smaller presence in the West Bank, which is ruled by rival Fatah. Israel’s security cooperation apparatus with the Fatah-dominated Paleostinian Authority often includes operations to crack down on Hamas, which is reportedly hoping to boost its presence in the West Bank via planned Paleostinian elections early next year.
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