Israeli Troops Arrest 18 Activists, Palestinians Say
Israeli troops swept into a West Bank village today and seized 18 activists from Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s Fatah movement, Palestinian security sources said.
About 300 soldiers entered the Palestinian village of Azzoun, southwest of the city of Nablus, before dawn and arrested the men, three of whom were also members of the Palestinian general intelligence service, the sources said. The troops withdrew five hours after they arrived, the sources said. No shooting was reported.
The Israeli army declined to comment.
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