Posted on 03/13/2018 5:40:20 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The explosion went off shortly after the convoy entered Gaza through the Erez crossing with Israel. The Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah was unharmed and went on to inaugurate a long-awaited sewage plant project in the northern part of the strip.
Fatah quickly held Gaza's Islamic Hamas rulers responsible for the "cowardly attack" on the convoy, further escalating tensions between the bitter rival factions.
Three of the vehicles in Hamdallah's convoy were damaged, their windows blown out. One had signs of blood on the door.
Hamas confirmed an explosion struck the convoy but said no injuries were reported. It condemned the Gaza explosion, calling it a crime and an attempt to "hurt efforts to achieve unity and reconciliation." It promised an "urgent" investigation.
While President Mahmoud Abbas blamed Hamas for the blast, his security chief Majed Farraj, who was in the convoy, said it was "too early" to say who was responsible.
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Friendly fire?
But sending thousands of rockets into Israel is brave.
Damn! No luck at all today!
Better Muslim killing Muslim than killing Jews or Christians!
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