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 Hamas arrests Fatah activists after blast ...
Two rockets fired from Gaza threaten ceasefire ... 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 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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