Israel indicted the leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine on 19 counts of terrorism. Ahmed Sa’adat, taken into custody by Israeli commandos from a West Bank prison in March, was charged in a military court Sunday with involvement in a terrorist group, dealing in weapons, armed robbery, incitement to violence and other security offenses.
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