[AP/International Herald Tribune] Abu Ghazalah, head of the "Knights of the Night" in Nablus in the West Bank, said Sunday that he is calling off attacks on Israel and taking his group underground, after Israel refused to grant his gang amnesty. Of the 45 armed men in his cell, 25 have been killed by Israeli security forces over the past three years. Abu Ghazalah said the rest would leave the Old City of Nablus. Abdullah Kumeil, head of PA intelligence in Nablus, said, "They were the last group of Al Aqsa Brigades members in Nablus." In recent weeks, Palestinian security forces have deployed in Nablus as a test case to determine to what extent Abbas' forces can control the West Bank.
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