[Ha'aretz] Amos Harel - The Israel Defense Forces Friday captured Nihad Shkirat, 34, who headed a joint Hamas and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine cell in the West Bank city of Nablus. According to intelligence information, the cell was planning to carry out a suicide bombing attack in central Israel during the Jewish holidays. The IDF also arrested the person who recruited the bomber and another militant who was to lead the terrorist to his target.
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