[Jerusalem Post/IDF/IMRA] Yaakov Katz and Herb Keinon - In a continued crackdown on Hamas in the wake of Kassam rocket attacks from Gaza, the IDF arrested 33 senior Hamas leaders in the West Bank overnight Wednesday, including the PA education minister, three parliament members, and several mayors. The army also shut down ten Hamas offices in towns throughout the West Bank. "This is a terror group," an officer said, "and we will hunt them wherever they are." The IDF Spokesperson said: "The Hamas terror organization is currently involved in enhancing the terror infrastructure in the Judea and Samaria region - based on the model used in the Gaza Strip. The organization exploits governmental institutions to encourage and support terrorist activity."
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