Hamas security forces have arrested Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's top Fatah representatives in the Gaza Strip, as tensions grow between the rival factions.
In a statement, Hamas said the arrests were a response to the arrest of Hamas leaders in the West Bank. Abbas reportedly ordered the release of all pro-Hamas activists on Thursday, but Hamas says they have not yet been freed, saying more arrests of its members were made overnight. Tensions between the factions have been stoked by a series of bombings in the Hamas-ruled Two rockets fired from Gaza threaten ceasefire ...
Gaza mortar attack kills Israeli ... Gaza Strip, one of which killed five Hamas members and a girl. Hamas blamed Fatah for the blasts, a charge Fatah has denied.
(Deutsche Welle)
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