Head of Bethlehem Islamic Jihad arrested
The wanted Palestinian arrested earlier Monday evening in a joint IDF, Shin Bet and Border Police operation in Bethlehem is Mohammad Abda, head of the Islamic Jihad in the West Bank city. Security officials said Abda commanded cells within the group and has been involved in the planning and financing of terror attacks against Israeli citizens and military forces.
Abda was arrested after troops laid siege to his house for hours. During the operation a 17-year-old Palestinian youth who threw a Molotov cocktail at the soldiers was killed. (Efrat Weiss)
