Palestinian police reportedly arrested an Islamic cleric with ties to Hamas in connection with a deadly car explosion last week in the West Bank. Israeli and Palestinian officials have been cooperating in their investigations of the Feb. 10 blast, which killed one Palestinian and severely injured another. The two were believed to be planning an attack on Israelis.
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