Israel arrests a Jordanian citizen in West Bank; Israel warns to cut off power and water to Gaza
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  • According to Fadi Farah, spokesperson of the National Committee for Prisoners in Israel, Israel arrested Mahmoud Shanaa, a Jordanian citizen in September 2011 near the Qalandia checkpoint between Jerusalem and Ramallah while he was visiting relatives in the West Bank. Shanaa, who was mistaken for one of the protesters and arrested, was supposed to be tried at an Israeli court on November 15 but the trial was postponed until November 29.1

    In another development, Israel warned that it would disconnect the supply of water and electricity to the Gaza Strip if rival Palestinian movements Fateh and Hamas form a unity government. Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon told that his ministry was examining the possibility of Israel pulling out of the Gaza Strip in terms of infrastructure. Further, he said a unity government deal "would transform the Palestinian Authority into a terrorist authority and would put an end to any hope for a peace agreement" with Israel.2

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