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Palestinian forces carry out first crackdown on Hebron militants
By The Associated Press
Tags: palestinian security forces 

Newly deployed Palestinian security forces smashed down doors, raided homes and rounded up wanted fugitives early Monday, carrying out their first crackdown since taking up positions around this volatile city over the weekend.

Hundreds of men belonging to different Palestinian security forces divided into groups throughout the nearby village of Samoua, holding lists of suspected criminals and loyalists of the militant group Hamas.

Dressed in civilian clothing or clad in blue, black, green and khaki uniforms, they barged through the doors of the wanted Palestinians and searched their homes.
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The security forces said they rounded up around 50 men during the overnight raid, including about a dozen Hamas loyalists. Hebron police chief Ramadan Awad said the detained men were all fugitives, but gave no further details.

Monday's raid was the latest step in cautious security cooperation between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank.

Both Israel and the Palestinian Authority, led by President Mahmoud Abbas, want to crush Hamas. The violent group seized power of the Gaza Strip last year, leaving Abbas in charge only in the West Bank.

The new force was deployed over the weekend after U.S.-supported training. Similar forces are also operating in the areas of Jenin and Nablus in the northern West Bank.

The Hebron force is also responsible for patrolling Palestinian areas of the tense city. Hebron is divided between heavily guarded Jewish enclaves and Arab neighborhoods.

Hamas accuses the Palestinian Authority of policing the West Bank on behalf of Israel, rather than focusing on fighting the Jewish state for independence.

On Monday, the Hebron governor of Fatah held an unusual press conference with two Hamas men detained by Palestinian security forces in September - to discount claims of Hamas leaders that the two men were transferred to Israel.

"We are being treated well. We are seeing our families," said Wael Bitar, one of the detained Hamas men, wearing civilian clothes and sporting a beard. His wife, daughter and parents sat in the conference room where the press conference was held.

He and another Hamas loyalist Mohammed Aweiwi were arrested on suspicion that they belonged to a Hamas cell hoarding weapons and explosive-making equipment.
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  1.   A Reminder for Fatah 18:07  |  Murray of Montreal 27/10/08
  2.   Fatah doing israel,s dirty work for them 18:21  |  Labhras 27/10/08
  3.   First step, 18:23  |  Dr Noam 27/10/08
  4.   murray of montreal 1 18:24  |  potobac 27/10/08
  5.   The second crackdown needs to be Fatah 18:27  |  Gee 27/10/08
  6.   # israeli disinformation 18:42  |  KMS 27/10/08
  7.   Does anyone want to bet? 18:43  |  jackie 27/10/08
  8.   To #5 18:46  |  Northern 27/10/08
  9.   Isn`t this how the the Gaza fiasco started? 19:21  |  Mark Lincoln 27/10/08
  10.   Crackdown 20:20  |  Zach 27/10/08
  11.   Actually no Mark 20:48  |  Dave Duncan 27/10/08
  12.   And in return for this Palestinian cooperation... 21:22  |  Silvienne 27/10/08
  13.   Potobac #4, Hamas and Fatah are welcome not to follow what the 21:29  |  Murray of Montreal 27/10/08
  14.   Misinterpreted the headline :( 21:37  |  Jim 27/10/08
  15.   Northern #8 21:49  |  Gee 27/10/08
  16.   Good work, but we´ll still watching your actions carefully. 22:49  |  JP 27/10/08
  17.   fatah showing they can build a state 22:49  |  Joy 27/10/08
  18.   #14 JIM had the same momentary illusion 23:53  |  Labhras 27/10/08
  19.   4 Potobac you asked Murray, I`ll answer 01:36  |  Ibn Musa 28/10/08
  20.   12 Silvienne 01:39  |  Ibn Musa 28/10/08
  21.   6 KMS - Here is what the NY Times said about it 01:43  |  Ibn Musa 28/10/08
  22.   Palestinian Crackdown To Avoid US and/or .. 02:16  |  Gary 28/10/08
  23.   That`ll be the day 02:21  |  Jerrold Cohen 28/10/08
  24.   Dave Duncan 02:30  |  Mark Lincoln 28/10/08
  25.   Potobac! I like Ibn Musa`s response better than my own! 02:41  |  Murray of Montreal 28/10/08
  26.   murray of montreal 04:06  |  potobac 28/10/08
  27.   26 Potobac - I`ll respond once more 05:40  |  Ibn Musa 28/10/08
  28.   ibn musa 27 12:18  |  potobac 28/10/08
  29.   28 potobac 13:36  |  Ibn Musa 28/10/08
  30.   Just the usual theatrics 16:35  |  Ibn Musa 28/10/08
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