Israel says it busted Hamas cell planning attacks

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-EXCITE

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Shin Bet security service said Thursday it had uncovered a vast Hamas network in the West Bank that was planning large-scale attacks against Israelis in Jerusalem.

The Shin Bet said it arrested more than 30 Hamas militants who planned to kidnap Israelis and carry out attacks against Jerusalem's light rail and its largest soccer stadium, among other targets. It said the men were trained and recruited in Jordan and Turkey and that various arms and explosives were recovered.

While the Islamic militant group Hamas rules the Gaza Strip, the West Bank is run by Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

The arrests come amid Israel's worst sustained bout of violence in nearly a decade. Eleven Israelis have been killed in Palestinian attacks over the past month, including five people who were killed with guns and meat cleavers in a bloody assault on a Jerusalem synagogue last week. Most of the violence has occurred in Jerusalem, along with deadly attacks in Tel Aviv and the West Bank.

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[Archae]

1. "Hamas can do no wrong" people incoming in 3-2-1...

[R Merm]

2. You mean the "Israel made it all up and Hamas does not do this" posts

[COLGATE4]

3. The very same ones. nt

[JonLP24]

7. In reference to what?

I've seen Israel kill civilians, blame it on Hamas for using them as "human shields", Amnesty International goes to Israel and finds no evidence of human shields.

[Archae]

4. Notice also...

Israel is putting some rather draconian rules into place, to "punish" the entire families of terrorists, that thread gets lots of attention, mostly condemnation of Israel.

But where is the condemnation of Hamas?
(crickets)

[cosmicone]

5. Hamas should be wiped out from the face of the earth.

Go Israel !!

[Dustlawyer]

6. After the brutal put down of Palestinians they should expect that the violence will be ramped up!

Terrible that neither side has a problem now with killing innocents.

[Rhinodawg]

8. " brutal put down of palestinians"

you cannot be serious.

[Dustlawyer]

10. I would have to ask the same of you!

Violence from both sides, none of which serves any purpose anymore, just hate. It is the ultimate vicious cycle.