Tel Aviv, May 23, SPA -- ISRAELI SECURITY FORCES ON TUESDAY CAPTURED THE TOP HAMAS COMMANDER IN THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK, THE ARMY SAID. AN ISRAELI ARMY SPOKESWOMAN SAID IBRAHIM HAMED, 41, WAS ARRESTED IN THE WEST BANK CITY OF RAMALLAH, BRINGING TO A CLOSE A MANHUNT LAUNCHED IN 1998. WITNESSES CONFIRMED HAMED’S IDENTITY AND SAID A SECOND PALESTINIAN WAS ALSO TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN THE MORNING RAID. REUTERS QUOTED THE ARMY AS SAYING THAT HAMED WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR A NUMBER OF ATTACKS ON ISRAELIS. --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/363278