Special anti-terror units of the IDF crossed into a PLO-controlled area this morning and seized Riyad Iyad, a commander in Arafat\'s Force 17. Iyad is considered one of the main organizers of shelling attacks on Israeli towns. Iyad\'s father, Masoud, was a senior terrorist eliminated in an air force chopper operation two months ago.

Four Hamas terrorists were apprehended in a pre-dawn operation in Kabatia, east of Hadera. One of them, Nasser Zachrana, was on Israel\'s wanted list. There were brief exchanges of gunfire between Arab and IDF forces during the operation. Israeli troops seized the guns used against them.