(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel - The Israel Defense Forces Monday arrested Munir Qassam in Tulkarm. According to the Shin Bet security service, Qassam is a Hamas member who is suspected of working with the Islamic Jihad cell that carried out suicide bombings in Tel Aviv and Netanya earlier this year in which ten people were killed. He is also suspected of shooting attacks against soldiers and was recently involved in planning a car bombing.
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