31.   However, soldiers arrested Abdusalam Wednesday around noon, hours before the kidnapping.

32.   In a pre-dawn raid, Israeli soldiers arrested Palestinian residents of Salfit, in the West Bank.

33.   In a separate raid in the same area, soldiers arrested an alleged member of the militant Islamic Jihad organization, the army said.

34.   In Gaza, Israeli soldiers arrested an activist from the militant Hamas after nightfall Tuesday, the military said.

35.   In Hebron, Nablus and surrounding refugee camps, Israeli soldiers arrested dozens of suspected Hamas activists.

36.   In Prizren, German soldiers arrested a KLA fighter on a routine weapons check Tuesday.

37.   In the West Bank city of Ramallah Israeli soldiers arrested nine more suspected Palestinian militants, the army announced Tuesday.

38.   In the West Bank town of Hebron, soldiers arrested two Arab youths with axes on suspicion they intended to attack Israelis, the army said.

39.   In refugee camps surrounding Hebron and Nablus, and in Hebron itself, Israeli soldiers arrested dozens of people suspected of links to the Hamas movement.

40.   In the West Bank town of Hebron, soldiers arrested two Arab youths with axes on suspicion they intended on attacking Israelis, the army said.