Israel arrests key Islamic Jihad leader

By Gulsen Topcu

RAMALLAH, Palestinian (AA) - Israeli soldiers detained a regional head of the Islamic Jihad group in a raid late Monday in the West Bank, according to eyewitness.

Soldiers raided a house in the Jabariyyah neighborhood of the Jenin refugee camp and took Bassam al-Sadi to an unknown location, the eyewitnesses said.

Islamic Jihad is yet to release an official statement on al-Sadi’s detention.

Al-Sadi, 58, has been arrested several times by Israeli security forces and imprisoned for around 12 years.