Palestinians arrest 100 Hamas members

Palestinian forces have arrested <g data-gr-id="8">around </g>100 Hamas members in the West Bank, a security official said today, raising tension between the Islamist movement and its Ramallah-based rivals.

The people, arrested overnight, “intended to carry out attacks against the Palestinian Authority (PA),” the official said, without elaborating.

Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri condemned the arrests as a “dangerous escalation which blocks efforts and reconciliation.”