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Mitchell Prothero
Hamas commander on Gaza takeover
Hamas war chief reveals his plans for Gaza peace
MITCHELL PROTHERO
Observer, 24 June 2007
Gaza City -- At the height of the fighting 10 days ago in Gaza City, the commander of the Hamas militants laying siege to the Palestinian Authority compound received a call from his Fatah counterpart inside. 'He asked if we were going to invade and take the building,' said Abu Obieda, the top Hamas military commander for the Gaza Strip. 'He said if we entered his compound, he would kill himself.'
How Hamas turned on 'traitors'
How Hamas turned on Palestine's 'traitors'
PETER BEAUMONT and MITCHELL PROTHERO in Jerusalem
AZMI al-KESHAWI in Gaza and SANDRA JORDAN
Observer, 17 June 2007
The first intimation something was different about the explosion of violence in Gaza between the forces of the government Islamist party Hamas and the Fatah fighters of President Mahmoud Abbas came with a no-show.
