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Israeli army arrests Palestinian intelligence chief

Al-Faqih was taken into custody for interrogation

Mahmoud Barakat  | 20.10.2018 - Update : 20.10.2018
Israeli army arrests Palestinian intelligence chief

Palestinian Territory

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.

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