IDF troops arrested three prominent Hamas leaders in the West Bank village of Jalqamus on Sunday morning, according to the Palestinian news agency Ma’an.
The Ma’an report said that brothers Abd and Rabe al-Haj, and Abd al-Basit, were detained when soldiers raided their village 10 kilometers (6 miles) south of the city of Jenin.
The IDF had no comment on the report.
Basit was the Hamas spokesman in Jenin and served 13 years in an Israeli prison. His wife told Ma’an that their home was damaged during the Sunday raid.
The IDF reported that it arrested a Palestinian man on Saturday at the Eliyahu crossing, just south of Qalqilya, 10 kilometers from the Israeli city of Kfar Saba. The man had in his possession a firearm, ammunition and a map of the crossing. Reserve soldiers manning the crossing noticed the man’s suspicious behavior, and arrested him.
Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition
by email and never miss our top stories
By signing up, you agree to the
terms
The Eliyahu Crossing is one of the major checkpoints between the West Bank and central Israel.
Your next read: ToI Editors' Picks
LIMITED TIME OFFER: Join The Times of Israel Community today and you'll receive a physical book of your choice, carefully curated by our editors.
Choose between two must-reads: When We See You Again by Rachel Goldberg-Polin, a searing portrait of a mother’s grief and strength following unthinkable tragedy;
Or Out of the Sky: Heroism and Rebirth in Nazi Europe by Matti Friedman, the gripping and surprising tale of a forgotten moment during World War II.
As a Community member, you’ll also enjoy our DocuNation series of outstanding Israeli documentary films, an ad-free experience of our site and podcasts, commenting privileges, and more.
CHOOSE YOUR BOOK
CHOOSE YOUR BOOK
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You're a dedicated reader
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you,
David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
