PA's Internal Conflicts Erupt in Samaria Gunbattles

Arutz Sheva ^ | 13/4/15 | Dalit Halevy & Ari Yashar

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The internal tension in the Arab cities of Shechem (Nablus) and Jenin in Samaria has long been growing and threatening to boil over, as the Palestinian Authority's (PA) leading Fatah faction and its security apparatus clash.

The two cities, which are under full control of the PA as per the 1993 Oslo Accords, in recent days became the scenes of violence between Fatah, which features a "military wing" named the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, and the PA Security Forces.

An exchange of gunfire was reported last Friday at Jenin between armed men, apparently from Fatah, and members of the PA Security Forces who were dispatched to the central intersections of the city.

In recent months gun battles have become frequent in Jenin, and in one particularly serious incident a massive hail of bullets was showered on the PA Security Forces headquarters.

And then on Saturday in the Balata "refugee camp" in Shechem the car of Fayiz Arafat, one of the leading Fatah activists, was set on fire.

Just several days earlier gunshots were fired at the same activist, indicating that he has become a clear target.

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