(Times of Israel) Avi Issacharoff - PA security forces have detained 15 Palestinians in the West Bank in recent months for links to Islamic State, senior Palestinian sources said Tuesday. They added that Shadi al-Menei, a leader of Islamic State-affiliate Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis in Sinai, has been hiding out in Gaza and is in contact with senior Hamas officials there including Iman Nofel, one of the commanders of Hamas' armed wing. PA officials said their security forces maintain close coordination with Israel on the subject of Islamic State in the West Bank. Israeli forces have also arrested several citizens in recent months for involvement with Islamic State.
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