BY A STAFF REPORTER: The Shin Bet Security Agency and the Israeli Defense Forces said Israeli troops had detained about 20 Hamas members in the Gaza Strip.
It said it was cooperating with Unit 504 of the IDF Military Intelligence Directorate and other troops to gather intelligence, conduct special operations, arrest and interrogate wanted Palestinians. Twenty Hamas members were detained "in the center of the Gaza Strip."
"Terrorist members will be used to gather up-to-date intelligence from interrogation sites and to assist in continuing ground tactics and combat efforts," the Shin Bet said. "