Israeli troops captured a Palestinian terrorist suspected of involvement in several West Bank attacks. Islamic Jihad member A-Nur Jaber is suspected of involvement in a November ambush in Hebron in which 12 Israeli troops and security personnel were killed. Jaber was captured at his home Monday night. Israeli troops also seized a rifle, ammunition and grenades that were found in the house.
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