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Civil war: Hamas, Palestinian Authority in firefights
israpundit.com ^

Posted on 10/09/2002 6:08:28 PM PDT by VaBthang4

GAZA CITY — Fighting has broken out between Palestinian Authority forces and Hamas insurgents in the Gaza Strip after an assassination attempt on a senior Palestinian official.

PA forces stormed Hamas strongholds and in the ensuing gunfight at least five Hamas members were killed and 30 injured. The operation came in wake of an assassination of a senior PA officer by Hamas gunmen. Hamas denied being involved in the assassination.

A PA statement said a Hamas force of 20 agents, dressed in police uniforms, abducted and killed Col. Rajah Abu Yehya, 55. Abu Yehya was identified as head of the PA riot police who led operations against Hamas and its supporters.

It was the first clash between the two organizations in more than a year, Middle East Newsline reported.

The statement said Palestinians threw stones at PA police who sought to arrest Hamas agents after the assassination on Monday. Thousands of Hamas supporters later surrounded and torched a police station in Gaza City.

Two of the Hamas members were killed in a shootout in Gaza City. The others were killed in the Nusseirat camp during a PA police operation to capture suspects. The police force withdrew under Hamas fire.

A PA security source said the assassination of Abu Yehya was headed by Imad Aql, the brother of a Hamas agent killed by police during demonstrations in support of Osama Bin Laden in September 2001. Three Hamas members were killed during the pro-Bin Laden protests in the Gaza Strip refugee camp of Jabalya more than a year ago.

PA National Security Adviser Mohammed Dahlan warned Hamas to hand over the suspects in the assassination of Abu Yehya. Dahlan's call was echoed by the ruling Fatah movement loyal to PA Chairman Yasser Arafat.

"Fatah will not permit anybody to weaken the internal front and will hit with an iron first those who look to launch an internal fight in the Palestinian street," Fatah said in a statement.

On Monday, 14 Palestinians were killed and 70 were injured during an Israeli military raid of the Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis. Hamas, which was the target of the Israeli operation, has called for attacks on Israelis and their supporters.

On Tuesday, Hamas gunners fired Kassam-class short-range missiles at Israeli communities in the Gaza Strip. Nobody was injured. Outside the West Bank city of Hebron, an Israeli national was shot and killed in a Palestinian ambush.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Israel
KEYWORDS: divideconquer; hamas; israel; plo

1 posted on 10/09/2002 6:08:28 PM PDT by VaBthang4
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2 posted on 10/09/2002 6:16:58 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: VaBthang4
A civil war among the Palestinian terrorists would be wonderful
3 posted on 10/09/2002 6:23:40 PM PDT by GaryMontana
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To: VaBthang4
Just imagine if Israel grew a pair and executed that crooked ugly murdering SOB Arafat.

The ragheads would wipe each other out trying to be the next one to be able to steal a billion dollars.

And the winner and new chief of the PLO would be just another terrorist raghead that the left would look ridculous rallying behind.

4 posted on 10/09/2002 6:29:09 PM PDT by Rome2000
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To: VaBthang4
So are we to continue to believe that the PA is powerless in going after the terrorists? Remember that? AraFAT can't do anything while Israel is acting to protect itself.

Lets get all those Pali spokespeople back on CNN and ask them. Especially in GAZA, Hamas's stronghold. They can act when they are threatened but when its innocents, well...its too difficult.
5 posted on 10/09/2002 6:49:43 PM PDT by tonyinv
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To: GaryMontana
WOO HOO! Confusion to the enemy!!
6 posted on 10/09/2002 7:52:58 PM PDT by America's Resolve
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To: Rome2000
Sorry, can't agree with that - if they assinate Arafat, he becomes a martyr and a rallying point.

This way, he's irrelevant!!
7 posted on 10/09/2002 8:36:24 PM PDT by CyberAnt
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To: Rome2000
If one group of pali terrorists kills another group of pali terrorists there is no loss. Back in my cop days we use to say "no loss, no report".
8 posted on 10/09/2002 9:24:07 PM PDT by stumpy
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To: tonyinv
They can act when they are threatened but when its innocents, well...its too difficult.

Exactly. A pox on the EU and the UN for supporting the treacherous lying scum of the PLO.

9 posted on 10/09/2002 10:07:12 PM PDT by monkeyshine
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To: VaBthang4
Have a link where we can donate ammo?
10 posted on 10/09/2002 10:09:37 PM PDT by wardaddy
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To: VaBthang4
Whatever happened to the united front on the war with the Jews?
11 posted on 10/09/2002 10:11:32 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: VaBthang4
I recall Bush's 911 speech: "We will turn terrorist against terrrorist.." or something like that. Heh heh..
12 posted on 10/09/2002 11:00:24 PM PDT by bluefish
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To: VaBthang4
Hmmm, seems the wall around Gaza is working after all. I got an idea. Lets lock the doors for 30 days and peek in again then. After all if Arafat gets his state he always demands but never accepts a closed border is will become the right of Israel.

The only reason the borders are open at all now is that Gaza IS Israel.
13 posted on 10/09/2002 11:04:06 PM PDT by American in Israel
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To: bluefish
I recall Bush's 911 speech: "We will turn terrorist against terrrorist.." or something like that.

Me too. Isn't that great?

14 posted on 10/10/2002 5:13:04 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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