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06-28-2006, 07:12 PM
Palestinians: IDF troops arrest Hamas cabinet minister
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/732528.html
By Anos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent and News Agencies
6/28/2006
Palestinian security officials said Israel Defense Forces troops arrested a cabinet member of the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority early Thursday, as Israel increased pressure on the militant group to free a captive soldier.
The officials said Labor Minister Mohammed Barghouti was stopped on his way to his village, Kabur, north of Ramallah. Military jeeps stopped his car, ordered him out of the vehicle and took him away, they said.
An IDF spokeswoman said troops had carried out an operation in Ramallah but declined to give details, saying the military operation was still underway.
The arrest came amidst IDF operations in the Gaza Strip aimed at securing the release of Corporal Gilad Shalit, abducted on Sunday by militants who attacked an IDF post near the border with Gaza.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/732528.html
By Anos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent and News Agencies
6/28/2006
Palestinian security officials said Israel Defense Forces troops arrested a cabinet member of the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority early Thursday, as Israel increased pressure on the militant group to free a captive soldier.
The officials said Labor Minister Mohammed Barghouti was stopped on his way to his village, Kabur, north of Ramallah. Military jeeps stopped his car, ordered him out of the vehicle and took him away, they said.
An IDF spokeswoman said troops had carried out an operation in Ramallah but declined to give details, saying the military operation was still underway.
The arrest came amidst IDF operations in the Gaza Strip aimed at securing the release of Corporal Gilad Shalit, abducted on Sunday by militants who attacked an IDF post near the border with Gaza.