Forty more Palestinians held in hunt for missing Israelis
It brings the total number of Palestinians detained since the kidnapping to more than 200, most of them Hamas activists – the biggest West Bank crackdown on Hamas in almost a decade.
The latest arrests took place in the northern city of Nablus, widening the army’s search that had been focused on the southern city of Hebron. Activists from the Western-backed Palestinian president’s Fatah faction were among those detained.
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Hide AdThe military said Israeli warplanes struck four weapons manufacturing and storage sites in the Gaza Strip early yesterday, in response to a rocket launched from Gaza to Israel.
Meanwhile, Egypt’s new cabinet has been sworn in by newly-elected president Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.
The swearing-in ceremony took place in the capital Cairo and state television aired live footage from the event inside the presidential palace.
The government of about 30 ministers – including four women and several technocrats – is led by prime minister Ibrahim Mahlab, who also served as the interim premier for the past five months.
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Hide AdHe was the second person to fill the post since Mr el-Sissi ousted Egypt’s first freely elected president, Mohammed Morsi, last July, following massive protests against the Islamist leader and his Muslim Brotherhood.