Israel raids prison to capture militants

ISRAELI forces smashed into a West Bank jail with tanks and bulldozers yesterday, seizing a Palestinian militant leader.

Israel raids prison to capture militants

This followed a siege that ignited protests across Palestinian areas and saw two people lose their lives.

Ahmed Saadat, accused by Israel of involvement in the 2001 killing of an Israeli cabinet minister, was among a group of prisoners who walked out of Jericho jail with their hands up just after nightfall, Palestinian and Israeli sources said.

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