Hamas operatives in training
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PA arrests Hamas cell planning attack
Palestinian sources say operatives wanted to carry out suicide attack in Jerusalem, kill Nablus mayor
Palestinian security sources reported Wednesday that the Palestinian Authority has arrested a cell of Hamas operatives planning to carry out a suicide attack in Jerusalem, kidnap settlers, and assassinate the governor of Nablus.
The sources say the cell, from the northern part of the West Bank, was located mainly in Nablus. Ma'an news agency reported that the men, members of the Izz a-Din al-Qassam Brigades, were in direct contact with Hamas in Gaza.
The cell was in possession of a booby-trapped vehicle, apparently intended for use in an attack, the report added. Large sums of cash and weapons were also confiscated.
A Palestinian security source told Ynet that the authority arrests armed Hamas operatives almost every day. He said there has recently been a surge in their numbers in the West Bank, with operatives attempting attacks against the Palestinian Authority as well as Israeli targets.
"Hamas is trying to mobilize sleeper cells, but we have been successful in thwarting all of their attempts so far," the source said, adding that dozens have been arrested in the past few weeks alone.
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