Palestinian Authority arrests 13 Hamas supporters in Bethlehem
Tuesday July 24, 2007 15:39
by Najeep Faraj - IMEMC News
Ahmad Al Hadar, the commander of the Palestinian security forces in the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, announced on Tuesday that the Palestinian security forces arrested 13 Palestinians this week, after accusing them of being members of the Hamas affiliated executive force.
Al Hadar said that all 13 men were questioned by the security forces and confessed that they were part of the group that was forming the executive force in the city of Bethlehem, adding that all will be send to court soon.
The Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has outlawed the Hamas affiliated executive force shortly after Hamas took total control of the Gaza strip last month.
Translated by Ghassan Bannoura – IMEMC.org News Room
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