Palestinian Surrenders; American Released
Six Palestinian militants holed up inside a Palestinian prison surrendered to Israeli forces Tuesday, almost 10 hours after soldiers using helicopters, tanks and bulldozers raided the compound to seize militants who killed an Israeli Cabinet minister. The militants who surrendered included Ahmed Saadat, leader of a radical PLO faction and mastermind of the 2001 assassination of the minister, the Israeli military said. Israel’s West Bank commander, Maj. Gen. Yair Naveh, said 15 other militants also were arrested in the raid. Full Story