Israel confirmed that it is holding a U.S. citizen on suspicion of involvement with Hamas. Riad Abdelkarim, 34, was arrested May 5 at Ben-Gurion Airport on suspicion of membership in a terror organization, the Prime Minister’s Office said Wednesday in a statement.
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