WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — President Obama will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, a news report said on Friday.

Fox News, citing Israeli sources, reported that Netanyahu will sit down with Obama on Tuesday. Netanyahu is already scheduled to be in the United States for a meeting of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

Both the White House and Netanyahu’s office were not immediately able to confirm the report.

JERUSALEM (BNO NEWS) — The Israeli military on Sunday said it arrested a senior Hamas militant who is believed to be responsible for the deaths of more than 70 Israelis.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said Maher U’dda, who was wanted since the late 90′s for his alleged involvement in terrorism against Israeli civilians, was arrested during a joint IDF, Israel Securities Authority (ISA) and Israeli Police operation in Ramallah, a Palestinian city in the central West Bank.

The IDF said U’dda has been active since the early 90′s, when he formed a Hamas cell in the village of Ein-Yabrud, northeast of Ramallah. That cell abducted and interrogated Palestinians suspected of cooperating with Israel and demanded weapons in return for their release. Those weapons, the IDF said, were used to execute terrorist attacks against Israelis.

In 1998, U’dda was investigated by Palestinian security forces and held in a Palestinian prison for several months. “By the time he was released, he was already considered a senior suspect wanted by Israel,” the IDF said in a statement.

After his release, the IDF said, U ‘dda held a managerial role in organizing and funding a Hamas military cell that was responsible for the deaths of 10 Israeli civilians. “U’ddas arrest is the final stage of thwarting Hamas’ military headquarters in Ramallah, which executed various terror attacks and is responsible for the murder of more than 70 Israelis,” the IDF said.

It said the arrest was made possible by ‘pinpoint intelligence information’ provided by the ISA.

JERUSALEM (BNO NEWS) — The Israeli military on Sunday said it arrested a senior Hamas militant who was wanted since the late 90′s.

The military said Maher U’dda is responsible for the deaths of more than 70 Israelis, and accused him of organizing and funding a Hamas military cell which killed 10 Israeli civilians.

U’dda was taken into custody in Ramallah, a Palestinian city in the central West Bank.

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UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the approval of plans for the building of 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem by the Israeli Ministry of Interior earlier on Tuesday, a UN spokesperson said.

Ban Ki-moon reiterated that settlements are illegal under international law and underscored that settlement activity is contrary to Israel’s obligations under the Roadmap.

The Secretary-General said the approval undermines any movement towards a viable peace process in the Middle East.

UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the approval of plans for the building of 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem by the Israeli Ministry of Interior earlier on Wednesday, a UN spokesperson said.

Ban Ki-moon reiterated that settlements are illegal under international law and underscored that settlement activity is contrary to Israel’s obligations under the Roadmap.

The Secretary-General said the approval undermines any movement towards a viable peace process in the Middle East.

UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the approval of plans for the building of 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem by the Israeli Ministry of Interior earlier on Wednesday, a UN spokesperson said.

Ban Ki-moon reiterated that settlements are illegal under international law and underscored that settlement activity is contrary to Israel’s obligations under the Roadmap.

UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the approval of plans for the building of 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem by the Israeli Ministry of Interior earlier on Wednesday, a UN spokesperson said.

Ban Ki-moon reiterated that settlements are illegal under international law and underscored that settlement activity is contrary to Israel’s obligations under the Roadmap.

UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the approval of plans for the building of 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem by the Israeli Ministry of Interior earlier on Wednesday.