Israeli security forces uncovered a terrorist network from the Ramallah, Nablus and Jerusalem areas that was involved in two suicide bombings last year in Jerusalem, killing 21 people and wounding more than 300. Palestinian security forces also arrested some members of a cell in the Nablus area. The suspects reportedly told the Palestinian security forces that the cell was planning an attack in central Israel. Among those arrested by the Palestinian security forces was a warden in the Nablus jail.
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