Palestinian Authority forces announced Monday that they had arrested 36-year-old Rajab Ash-Sharif of Shechem, a senior Hamas terrorist. Ash-Sharif was reported dead in 2002 by fellow Hamas terrorists, who claimed he was killed by IDF soldiers.
Following the arrest, PA forces said they had been seeking Ash-Sharif for several years. His activities during his six years' absence were not released for publication.