A top aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas promptly accused Netanyahu of deliberately destroying prospects for peace.

Police said the suspect, identified as Radcliffe Haughton, was later found dead at the scene with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Martinez said the former Cuban president was accompanied by his wife Dalia Soto del Valle during the visit to the hotel.

The West Bank branch of Hamas is focused on Da'wa in order to build up its base of supporters, the source said.

N. Korea said last week it would strike if S. Korean activists carried out their plan to fly balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang leaflets.

Jordan border Syria and is home at least 200,000 Syrians who have fled the conflict, more than any other country in the region.