JENIN, Aug 26: The Israeli army on Monday arrested the Hamas movement’s political chief in Jenin, and also his deputy, during a major raid on the northern West Bank town’s refugee camp, Palestinian security sources said.

Troops captured Jamal Abu al-Hayja and another senior official, Islam Jarrar, as clashes rocked the densely populated camp, the sources said.

On Monday morning, five Apache gunships and several dozen armoured vehicles stormed the area in search of suspected militants, the same sources said.

According to an army spokesman, “an Israeli officer was moderately injured when Palestinian gunmen opened fire during the ongoing operation in Jenin”.—AFP