Gaza bombings deepen Hamas-Fatah rift - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Adnan Abu Amer

Adnan Abu Amer

Jan 21, 2015

Members of Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas march during a parade marking the sixth anniversary of the death of former Hamas interior minister Saeed Seyam, in Gaza City January 18, 2015. Seyam was killed by an Israeli air strike during the three-week offensive Israel launched in 2008 and 2009. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY ANNIVERSARY) - RTR4LUN5 — Members of Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas march during a parade marking the sixth anniversary of the death of former Hamas Interior Minister Saeed Seyam, in Gaza City, Jan. 18, 2015. — REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) attends the opening meeting of the Arab Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, in the South Sinai governorate, south of Cairo, March 28, 2015. Arab League heads of state will hold a two-day summit to discuss a range of conflicts in the region, including Yemen and Libya, as well as the threat posed by Islamic State militants. REUTERS/Stringer - RTR4V98Y

Hamas reacts to Abbas’ call for Arab strike against Gaza

Adnan Abu Amer

A man walks past a damaged door of a Fatah official's home after an explosion in Gaza City November 7, 2014. A series of small explosions targeted the homes and vehicles of officials from President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement in the Gaza Strip on Friday, members of the party and witnesses said, causing minor damage but no injuries. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR4D84E

Hamas, Fatah trade accusations over Gaza bombings

Adnan Abu Amer

Palestinian Salafists wave flags during a protest against satirical French weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo's cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, outside the French Cultural Centre in Gaza city January 19, 2015. Dozens of Jihadist Salafi men rallied in Gaza on Monday to condemn continued publication by French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo of cartoons deemed offensive to Islam's Prophet. Charlie Hebdo published a picture of Mohammad weeping on its cover last week after gunmen stormed its offices in Paris, kill

Hamas, Salafists try to move beyond bumpy history

Adnan Abu Amer

A sign is seen at the Erez border crossing between Israel and northern Gaza Strip December 28, 2014. Hamas authorities in the Gaza Strip prevented on Sunday a group of Palestinian children who lost parents in the July-August war with Israel from making a rare goodwill visit to the Jewish state, organisers of the trip said. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR4JF9V

Hamas, Fatah bicker over Gaza crossings

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