Israeli security forces have arrested members of a Hamas terrorist cell who planned to kidnap Israeli soldiers in order to negotiate for the release of Palestinian prisoners. Israeli security forces disclosed that the members of the cell, who were detained 10 days ago north of Jerusalem, had planned to disguise themselves as Jewish settlers or fervently Orthodox Jews.
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