ISRAEL ARRESTS ONE OF SHALIT'S KIDNAPPERS

Hamas man involved in Shalit kidnapping arrested (YNET)
Man also admits to participating in infiltration of IDF outpost five years ago and several missile launchings

The IDF and Shin Bet arrested Mohammad Sufi, an operative affiliated with Hamas and the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) who admitted to involvement in the kidnapping of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit one year ago, it was cleared for publication on Friday.

Sufi (30) was arrested at the beginning of July, and was responsible for documenting the June 25, 2006 attack and kidnapping at Kerem Shalom as part of Hamas' propaganda campaign.

During his investigation, Sufi also admitted to involvement in the infiltration into an IDF outpost in southern Gaza five years ago, in January of 2002. Four soldiers, including a major, were killed in that incident.

Sufi, who lives in Rafah on the border with Egypt, admitted to having fired several missiles towards Israel and planting explosive devices against IDF forces. These devices caused the injury of a number of soldiers, in the incidents cited.

Israel arrests Shalit kidnapper (JTA)
Israel has arrested one of the kidnappers of Cpl. Gilad Shalit.The Shin Bet security agency announced Friday that Muhammad Sufi was apprehended June 9 near the Rafah crossing, the Jerusalem Post reported. Sufi admitted during his interrogation that he had photographed the raid last June in which Shalit was taken.