Israeli soldiers staged a brief raid Sunday into Tulkarem, re-entering the northern West Bank town for the first time since handing it over to Palestinian control in March.
Palestinian officials condemned the raid as a violation of agreements between the two sides. Palestinian security officials said Israeli special forces entered Tulkarem before dawn and arrested 18-year-old Mohammed Shalhoub. Israel said the Palestinian planned to carry out a bombing attack inside Israel.
For his part, Tulkarem Governor Azzadin A-Sharif said he had registered a complaint with Israeli authorities over the incursion, which he said was a breach of the handover agreement.
