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IDF troops operating in Nablus on Thursday. (AP) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 13:23 21/09/2007 IDF captures head of Nablus cell planning suicide bombing By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Service and Agencies The Israel Defense Forces captured Friday the most wanted Hamas militant in the West Bank city of Nablus, bringing to an end a four-day operation aimed at thwarting a suicide bombing in Israel. Also Friday, the IDF struck Gaza militants who were preparing to fire mortar shells at targets in Israel. The army said the militants belong to a cell that had already fired at Israel. Palestinian sources did not report any casualties. The wanted Hamas militant, 34-year-old Nihad Shkirat, is believed to have headed a joint Hamas and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine cell in the city. Advertisement According to intelligence information, the cell was planning to carry out a suicide bombing attack in central Israel during the holidays. Shkirat was detained by elite undercover IDF troops. According to Israel Radio, IDF troops have withdrawn from the West Bank city. The radio said a total of 49 wanted Palestinians were arrested by security forces in the course of the operation. In recent days, the IDF deployed large forces in the Ein Beit Ilma refugee camp in Nablus in an effort to capture the militant cell. During the operation, Staff Sergeant Ben-Zion Henman was killed, as were two Palestinians - a civilian and an armed PFLP militant. Early Thursday morning, the IDF arrested the would-be suicide bomber in the neighborhood of Jibal Shimali, in Nablus. In the refugee camp, the IDF also arrested the person who recruited the bomber and another militant whose role was to lead the terrorist to his target. The explosive belt the terrorist was to have worn in the attack was not found. Meanwhile, thousands of police and volunteers were deployed Friday morning throughout Israel in preparation for Yom Kippur. The IDF imposed a full closure on the West Bank for the duration of the holiday, Israel Radio reported, in an effort to prevent possible terror attacks. As part of the closure, police and soldiers at checkpoints near the West Bank cities of Ramallah and Bethlehem turned away several thousand Palestinians who tried to enter Jerusalem for the second weekly prayers of the holy month of Ramadan Bookmark to del.icio.us The Last Klezmer Ra?anana will host a concert celebrating the life of musician Leopold Kozlowski. Dignity or Liberty The dangers addicts present to society show us that a person?s dignity takes precedence over liberty.   1.   They didn`t find the bomb? 08:59  |  Natallie Durson 21/09/07   2.   The core question 10:09  |  Paolo 21/09/07   3.   IDF soldiers, we love you!!! Keep up the good work to save Jewish 10:52  |  Albert 21/09/07   4.   A Light Unto The World 10:52  |  Robert 21/09/07   5.   Natallie Durson #1 11:39  |  Richard 21/09/07   6.   Natalie and the disintegrating atom 12:11  |  Brenda 21/09/07   7.   And the UN wonders why Israel maintains roadblocks? 12:50  |  Moshe 21/09/07   8.   Hamas in Hamastan calls for tahadiya while instructing their 13:11  |  Anat 21/09/07   9.   natallie durston wants to see a suicide bombing,just for old 14:26  |  terrornator 21/09/07   10.   Teleportation devbice? 14:28  |  Matt 21/09/07   11.   Other illegal detentions 14:43  |  Ralph is back 21/09/07   12.   The Attack of the Bombless Bombers! 14:53  |  Natallie Durson 21/09/07   13.   Teleportation 15:09  |  Rafi 21/09/07   14.   Pals celebrating holy Ramadan with a bang? 15:14  |  Richard S 21/09/07   15.   #1 Natalie Durson 16:08  |  Fussion 21/09/07   16.   An advice to IDF and security forces 16:41  |  Victor_The_Egyptian 21/09/07   17.   Still doing Abbas`s job for him, eh Olmert? 17:03  |  Polybios 21/09/07   18.   Prisoner release 17:28  |  Chick 21/09/07   19.   whats the use? idiot olmert will release them 17:32  |  chaim schonbrun 21/09/07   20.   Second Attempt - Prisoner Release 17:54  |  Chick 21/09/07   21.   Strong post, Victor #16 17:57  |  Polybios 21/09/07   22.   fussion,don`t be fooled into believing what natallie has to say, 18:02  |  terrornator 21/09/07   23.   thank you,victor the egyptian,for being so brutally honest 18:05  |  terrornator 21/09/07   24.   #12 durson: You would like "BOOM" security people.Israelis prefer 18:55  |  Vittorio 21/09/07   25.   All over soon 19:41  |  Joe real 21/09/07   26.   Another successful IDF mission! Poor Natallie. 21:37  |  Murray of Montreal 21/09/07   27.   Liking your logic 22:24  |  Paul 21/09/07   28.   Tele is Greek for Aim/Aiming 22:30  |  Paul 21/09/07   29.   YOUR POST ON JPOST 00:56  |  MICHAEL S. 22/09/07   30.   "The explosive belt to be used not found..." 05:38  |  Silvienne 22/09/07   31.   #4, Robert... 05:39  |  Silvienne 22/09/07   32.   Natalie is right... 05:43  |  Silvienne 22/09/07   33.   #22, Terrornator... 05:46  |  Silvienne 22/09/07   34.   #26, Murray of Montreal... 05:48  |  Silvienne 22/09/07   35.   Look at the picture at the beginning of this article... 05:50  |  Silvienne 22/09/07   36.   fanaticism 00:23  |  zalman sharett 09/10/07

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