Hamas pressed by Israel and Palestinians in W.Bank

Hamas pressed by Israel and Palestinians in W.Bank
06 Jul 2007 11:23:44 GMT
Source: Reuters

NABLUS, West Bank, July 6 (Reuters) - Ahmed Alhaj Ali's tumultuous week started with his detention by Palestinian forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah and ended with him shuttling from safe house to safe house to evade Israeli arrest.

Since Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip three weeks ago, triggering a crackdown by Fatah-led security forces and militias on the Islamist group in the occupied West Bank, Hamas leaders like Alhaj Ali, a member of the Palestinian parliament, have been hiding from Palestinians and Israelis alike.
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"(Hamas) leaders are lying low not out of fear," Khader said. "We're trying to avoid a confrontation with the Authority. (But) we can't control everyone completely."

Another source close to the Hamas leadership, warned: "If this goes on, it will open the gates of hell." (Additional reporting by Wafa Amr and Mohammed Assadi in Ramallah and Nidal al-Mughrab

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