Palestinian security forces said on Monday they had arrested a Palestinian woman from the Gaza Strip who was planning a bombing attack in Israel.
A spokesman for Maj. Gen. Abdel Razek al-Majaydeh, whose troops received control of the parts of the Gaza Strip left by Israel, said an 18-year-old woman was arrested near an area used by Palestinians to sneak into the Jewish state.
The spokesman said that forces started searching for the woman after she left a note with her family announcing her intentions to carry out a bomb attack.
** Israel Agrees to Release Palestinians, Excludes Hamas and Jihad***
Also, Israel took a step toward meeting a key Palestinian demand by agreeing Sunday to release some of the 5,000 prisoners it holds, but Ariel Sharon said the limited move will be conditioned on the Palestinians dismantling Islamic groups.
Sunday's Cabinet decision excludes members of Islamic groups like Hamas and Islamic Jihad that oppose peace with Israel and excludes Palestinians who carried out or planned attacks against Jews. Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Arafat's Fatah movement are observing a cease-fire of at least three months.
Palestinian security chief Mohammed Dahlan said he was disappointed that the releases will be so limited.
"We have discussed with the Israelis our disappointment after Israel's selective policy of releasing prisoners," Dahlan said after meeting with Mofaz.
Most of the prisoners who will be released have been detained without trial, have only a few months to serve, are either under 18 or over 60, or are women, an Israeli official said.
Palestinian Information Minister Nabil Amr said the Palestinian Authority will "continue working for the release of all prisoners regardless of their political affiliations."
In Gaza City, some 1,200 people marched, carrying pictures of family members in Israeli jails and chanting, "No peace without the release of all detainees!"
Nafez Azzam, a spokesman for Islamic Jihad, warned that all prisoners must be freed in order for the week-old cease-fire to hold.
"Holding the Palestinian detainees behind bars will leave no hope for the continuation of any peace efforts," Azzam said.
**PHOTO CAPTION***
A Palestinian security officer examines a car on the main road near Kfar Darom settlement between southern and northern Gaza Strip in the town of Khan Younis Saturday, July 5, 2003. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)