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IDF arrests senior Hamas official in West Bank

Jamal Taweel sought to reestablish a Hamas office in Ramallah, the IDF said.

Al-Monitor Staff
Al-Monitor Staff
Jun 2, 2021
A picture taken early on May 12, 2021, shows a huge crater in the main street in Gaza City, following Israeli airstrikes on the Hamas-run territory overnight. Israeli air raids in the Gaza Strip have hit the homes of high-ranking members of the Hamas militant group, the military said Wednesday, with the territory's police headquarters also targeted.
A picture taken early on May 12, 2021, shows a huge crater in the main street in Gaza City, following Israeli airstrikes on the Hamas-run territory overnight. Israeli air raids in the Gaza Strip have hit the homes of high-ranking members of the Hamas militant group, the military said Wednesday, with the territory's police headquarters also targeted. — MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) arrested a top Hamas official in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday night, the IDF announced today.

The IDF said Sheikh Jamal Taweel recently partook in organizing riots, incitement to violence and had worked to reestablish a local Hamas headquarters in Ramallah.

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