Israeli security forces arrested a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in eastern Jerusalem on Thursday. According to Palestinian sources cited by Israel Radio, Salah Alawi was arrested in the village of Azariya, located near Abu Dis. Israeli forces sought two more PFLP members, but they were not found.
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