February 4, 2013 - 10:01 AMT
IDF arrests senior Hamas figures in West Bank

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has rearrested a number of senior Hamas figures in the West Bank, Palestinian sources said Monday, Feb 4, according to The Jerusalem Post.

The sources said the Hamas officials were arrested in pre-dawn raids on their homes in Nablus and Hebron. Among those arrested, according to the sources, are three Hamas legislators: Ahmed Attoun, Mohamed al-Tal and Hatem Kafisheh.

The IDF also arrested top Hamas figures Adnan Asfour, Baker Bilal and Omar al-Jabarini.

In recent days, the Palestinian Authority security forces in the West Bank also arrested several Hamas operatives, including some who had just been released from Israeli prison.