Israel and the Palestinian Authority discovered a Hamas plan to blow up a large apartment building in Jerusalem, in a similar style to attacks in Russia last year. The discovery was made during a crackdown on Hamas in recent weeks. Among the dozens arrested are militants believed responsible for recent attacks in the Israeli cities of Netanya and Hadera.
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