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IDF troops capture four armed Palestinian infiltrators near the Gaza border
By Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondent and News Agencies

Israel Defense Forces troops on Monday captured four Palestinians who infiltrated Israel from the Gaza Strip, close to the Kissufim border crossing.

The four men claimed to be Fatah members fleeing persecution by Hamas, which seized the Gaza Strip in June. The four are being held for further questioning. An IDF spokesperson said their motives are still unclear.

Soldiers from the Golani Brigade detained the men shortly after noon. A search of their belongings yielded a hand grenade and a number of knives.

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Army Radio reported that the IDF expressed concern that other armed men had successfully infiltrated the country, and subsequently conducted routine searches in the area.

Fatah says 120 of its men jailed in Gaza
A Fatah official said on Monday that Hamas is holding 120 Fatah members in Gaza Strip jails. This is the first time the faction has given a figure on detainees in its custody since the takeover.

Hamas has denied imprisoning Fatah men over their membership of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' faction, saying that only common criminals are behind bars.

A Fatah official, speaking on condition he not be identified, said hundreds of Fatah members had been detained by Hamas's Executive Force since the brief civil war in Gaza two months ago.

"Out of them, there are still 120 still in jail. Twelve others remain unaccounted for," the official said.

Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said the official's remarks were aimed at covering up what he said were the arrests in the West Bank of between 420 and 490 Hamas supporters by Fatah-dominated security services.

"All the jails and centers are open to human rights institutions and the media in Gaza cam check for themselves that we do not have a single political prisoner from Fatah or any other faction," Abu Zuhri said.
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  1.   ALL about Force 16:22  |  indrajaya 13/08/07
  2.   thanks to Israel, gaza is a prison, a concentration camp 16:50  |  American 13/08/07
  3.   Indrajaya 16:51  |  Wonderer41 13/08/07
  4.   `American` 17:02  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 13/08/07
  5.   #2 "American" - really? 17:14  |  Yonatan 13/08/07
  6.   #1 indrajaya - No maybe`s about it. 17:22  |  * BEN JABO 13/08/07
  7.   #2 American (good grief another one) 17:26  |  * BEN JABO 13/08/07
  8.   Indrajaya #1 17:26  |  zero tolerance 13/08/07
  9.   Indrajaya 17:27  |  Jerry 13/08/07
  10.   Create jobs in Gaza - stop creating bomb labs and Qassam labs 17:41  |  Richard S 13/08/07
  11.   Attention all Israel Bashers and lefties..... 17:44  |  Massoud Levy 13/08/07
  12.   # 2 American Just amazing 17:48  |  Kipperraes 13/08/07
  13.   Israel a last refuge? 18:12  |  Ricardo 13/08/07
  14.   Hillarious 18:34  |  Fish 13/08/07
  15.   #4 convinient? 18:50  |  Yasir 13/08/07
  16.   Looking for Work or Fleeing Hamas=Prison,no excuses. 18:56  |  Alan 13/08/07
  17.   #14 - Fish 19:03  |  MichaelF 13/08/07
  18.   IS ISRAEL REALLY A US ALLY??? 19:21  |  John Marks 13/08/07
  19.   deare indrajaya from an ex muslim; i think that 19:25  |  palestinian 13/08/07
  20.   the world just doesn`t understand 19:54  |  Mark 13/08/07
  21.   Pals always say they dont mind Wall as long as it is on IL territ 20:02  |  Alan 13/08/07
  22.   To #5 20:25  |  American!!!!! 13/08/07
  23.   To #2 20:26  |  Arab 13/08/07
  24.   To #18 20:30  |  Joe 13/08/07
  25.   TO: American 20:37  |  mara 13/08/07
  26.   To number 2 (a real moron) 20:45  |  Gary 13/08/07
  27.   PSEUDO-American #2: Gaza is a terrorist entity created by HAMAS. 20:55  |  Vittorio 13/08/07
  28.   # 23 Arab 21:07  |  Lynn 13/08/07
  29.   # 22 American!!!!! 21:10  |  Lynn 13/08/07
  30.   Where is Natallie? 21:11  |  Fish 13/08/07
  31.   Indrajaya #1 21:12  |  Lynn 13/08/07
  32.   1Indraya with extreme clarity is as usual is absolutely correct. 21:13  |  sheik yer booti 13/08/07
  33.   BEN JABO 21:13  |  Lynn 13/08/07
  34.   Does that fool Indrajaya even read the articles? 21:20  |  McQueen 13/08/07
  35.   #22, yes you use American to "surve" your purpose 21:26  |  McQueen 13/08/07
  36.   Infiltrators. 21:42  |  KNOE 13/08/07
  37.   #27 Gaza is free part of Palestine 21:49  |  JH 13/08/07
  38.   Re 1 cast the first stone 21:52  |  Alan the real one 13/08/07
  39.   Next time Gaza`s sewage overflows 21:59  |  Chick 13/08/07
  40.   2.Gaza is an open air prison and the response from some israel 23:05  |  lakshmi 13/08/07
  41.   Lakshmi `d drivel 23:57  |  ChanahS 13/08/07
  42.   #33 Lynn 00:21  |  * BEN JABO 14/08/07
  43.   #37 JH - Concord 00:22  |  * BEN JABO 14/08/07
  44.   #40 Lakshmi 00:24  |  * BEN JABO 14/08/07
  45.   #40, Lakshmi 00:42  |  Hannah 14/08/07
  46.   thanks to Israel, gaza is a prison, a concentration camp 01:14  |  american 14/08/07
  47.   # 37 JH 01:17  |  Lynn 14/08/07
  48.   margie in Tel Aviv 02:06  |  just curious 14/08/07
  49.   #2, American... 02:52  |  Silvienne 14/08/07
  50.   #1, Indrajaya... 02:54  |  Silvienne 14/08/07
  51.   #45, Hannah 03:00  |  Silvienne 14/08/07
  52.   "AMERICAN" yesterday you were "ITALIAN" 04:07  |  PETE R SM 14/08/07
  53.   Seems Like The Animals Are Running The Zoo 06:34  |  Sir Cussmasta 14/08/07
  54.   41Chanah S. I think it was Hannah Arendt,who said that evil is 14:04  |  lakshmi 14/08/07
  55.   #49 Silvienne - you`ve got it backwards 18:40  |  * BEN JABO 14/08/07
  56.   #55, Ben Jabo... 19:25  |  Silvienne 14/08/07
  57.   Silvienne - Ghetto`s 01:39  |  * BEN JABO 16/08/07
  58.   #57, Ben Jabo... 20:01  |  Silvienne 16/08/07
  59.   Silvienne - Mazal Tov 16:31  |  * BEN JABO 17/08/07
  60.   Ben Jabo....you forgot to say... 19:20  |  Silvienne 17/08/07
  61.   Silvienne 22:42  |  * BEN JABO 18/08/07
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