jpost.com - 1/18/2009
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Hamas over the weekend accused Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas of being responsible for the assassination of its interior minister, Said Siam. Siam, who was in charge of Hamas's security forces and militias in the Gaza Strip, was the most senior leader of the movement to be killed ...
nytimes.com - 1/18/2009
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nytimes.com —
JERUSALEM Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups
in Gaza announced an immediate, week-long cease-fire in the...
conflict with Israel on Sunday, about 12 hours after an Israeli unilateral cease-fire went into effect. The Palestinian groups said in ...
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Gaza Skirmishes Continue Despite Cease-Fire
jpost.com - 1/19/2009
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jpost.com —
In a speech broadcast on Hamas television on
Sunday night, Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniyeh said the...
Palestinians had achieved a historical and strategic victory over Israel, and claimed that Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip had ...
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Haniyeh: We have achieved victory | Middle East | ...
jpost.com - 1/19/2009
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A day after Hamas announced a truce with
Israel, a spokesman for Izzadin Kassam, the group's military...
wing, stressed that Hamas will continue to rearm despite efforts to stop the weapon smuggling into the Gaza Strip. "Do what you like, but the ...
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Hamas: We will continue to smuggle weapons into Strip | ...
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HAMAS ACCUSES ABBAS AND FATAH OF COLLABORATING WITH THE IDF
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JPOST: Hamas: Abbas's spies led Israel to Siam Hamas over the weekend accused Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas of being responsible for the assassination of its interior minister, Said Siam. Siam, who was in charge of Hamas's security forces and militias in the Gaza Strip, was the most senior leader of the movement to be killed during Operation Cast Lead. He was killed Thursday during an air-strike on his brother's residence in Gaza City. The brother, Iyad, was also killed in the attack, as was Siam's son. Salah Bardaweel, a Hamas legislator and spokesman, accused Abbas of playing a "major role" in the assassination ...
Oh goodie! Hamas blames Fatah for Siam liquidation
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Oh goodie! Hamas blames Fatah for Siam liquidation [image] The Jerusalem Post's Khaled Abu Toameh reports that Hamas is blaming Fatah for the liquidation of Said Siam (pictured) by the IDF last week. Salah Bardaweel, a Hamas legislator and spokesman, accused Abbas of playing a "major role" in the assassination of Siam and the military offensive against Hamas. Siam was considered one of Fatah's fiercest enemies in the Gaza Strip. His Fatah rivals held him responsible for the death of dozens of Fatah members when Hamas seized full control over the Gaza Strip in the summer of 2007. Upon hearing of Siam's death, several Fatah representatives in the West Bank expressed ...
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