Special report: Palestine-Israel Relations    

    RAMALLAH, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian security forces arrested six members of Islamic Hamas movement in the West Bank, Hamas said on Tuesday.

    In a statement sent to the media, Hamas said the forces, loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas of rival Fatah movement, arrested the six in the cities of Nablus, Hebron and Salfeet.

    In Nablus, the pro-Abbas troops detained three Hamas supporters who participated in a demonstration against the Israeli army operations that target the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.

    In Hebron, the Palestinian security members detained two Hamas members after storming their houses, according to the statement.

    Abbas' security forces have been reportedly cracking down on Hamas in the West Bank since last June when the Islamic movement ousted Abbas' Fatah and took over the Gaza Strip.