Palestinian security forces detained a Hamas activist suspected of being a sixth member of a terrorist cell uncovered last week by Israeli security forces in the Israeli Arab town of Taiba. At the same time, Palestinian security forces discovered a bomb-making factory in the self-rule town of Tulkarm where militants were believed to have prepared the explosives the cell planned to use in attacks in Israel.
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