Israeli police arrest Palestinian minister: Hamas

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Thu | Apr 06, 06 | 03:37:34 PM
Oleh AFP

JERUSALEM, April 6 - The Palestinian minister for Jerusalem affairs,
Khaled Abu Arafeh, was arrested by Israeli police on Thursday on the
outskirts of the holy city, Hamas sources said.

Abu Arafeh was detained at a checkpoint at the entrance to al-Azaria, a
suburb of east Jerusalem which is technically part of the occupied West
Bank.

The sources said Abu Arafeh, one of the 24 ministers in the Hamas-led
cabinet which was sworn in last week, had been travelling to al-Azaria
to inaugurate new political offices.

A spokesman for the Jerusalem police could not immediately confirm the
arrest. "We are seeking verification," he told AFP.