Israeli soldiers walk during a search operation in the village of Salem, east of Nablus, following a reported shooting attack at an Israeli driver near the Allon Moreh settlement in the northern West Bank, on June 3, 2021. Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP via Getty Images
The Israeli military announced on June 2 that it has arrested a senior leader of the Hamas terrorist group in the West Bank.
Sheikh Jamal al Tawil, a senior Hamas leader, was arrested on June 1 in the city of Ramallah by the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) elite Duvdevan Unit in cooperation with the Israel Security Agency, the IDF announced.
