Fatah gunmen protest Hamas victory in Gaza
alertnet: Hundreds of gunmen from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement, angry at a legislative election victory by Hamas Islamists, marched in Gaza City on Friday and called on party officials to resign.
About 500 gunmen from al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, which is part of Fatah, fired rifles in the air as they passed near the house that Abbas stays in when he visits Gaza. Abbas is currently in the West Bank.
"These elections do not represent the Palestinian people," shouted a party activist through a loudspeaker. "We hold Mahmoud Abbas fully responsible for what happened."
Hamas ordered its members to evacuate the streets to try to avoid clashing with the militants, a source within the armed group said.
Hamas, which is sworn to Israel's destruction, won 76 out of 132 parliamentary seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council to Fatah's 43. This gives the militant group the power to shape the next Palestinian government. Read more
About 500 gunmen from al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, which is part of Fatah, fired rifles in the air as they passed near the house that Abbas stays in when he visits Gaza. Abbas is currently in the West Bank.
"These elections do not represent the Palestinian people," shouted a party activist through a loudspeaker. "We hold Mahmoud Abbas fully responsible for what happened."
Hamas ordered its members to evacuate the streets to try to avoid clashing with the militants, a source within the armed group said.
Hamas, which is sworn to Israel's destruction, won 76 out of 132 parliamentary seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council to Fatah's 43. This gives the militant group the power to shape the next Palestinian government. Read more
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