Dweik, a senior Hamas leader, was arrested after his house in Hebron was stormed, the sources confirmed. The arrest of the Hamas leader came amid Israeli search for three missing Israeli youth.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Hamas of abducting the three students of a religious school on Thursday near Hebron. However, Hamas denied any connection to the incident.
On Saturday, the Israeli army arrested around 80 Palestinians, including members of parliament and former ministers. The Israeli army said the arrest operation was part of security efforts to locate the missing teenagers.
Sources: Xinhua - globaltimes.cn
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Germany has called for the release of three Israeli teenagers believed to have been abducted in the West Bank, warning that the kidnapping of the youngsters could escalate tensions in the region....
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"This has come at a time of considerable tension in the Palestinian territories, it is therefore in the interests of everyone to prevent any further escalation," he added.
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