Israeli army arrests Palestinian intelligence chief

By Lubaba Thuqan

RAMALLAH, Palestine

Israeli forces on Saturday detained the Palestinian intelligence chief in Jerusalem, according to the official Wafa news agency.

Colonel Jihad al-Faqih was stopped while driving to his work at an Israeli military checkpoint in al-Judeira village in northwestern Jerusalem, Wafa said.

The Palestinian official was taken for interrogation in Jerusalem.

Israeli authorities have yet to comment on the report.