Fatah blames Hamas for Gaza bombings

[oberliner]

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement blamed Islamist movement Hamas for series of bomb attacks against the homes of Fatah leaders in the Gaza Strip overnight.

“The Fatah central committee condemns the crimes which took place this morning against its leaders and lays the responsibility for these crimes upon Hamas,” senior Fatah official Nasser al-Qidwa told a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

At least 10 explosions hit houses and cars belonging to senior Fatah members but no casualties were reported.

Hussein al-Sheikh, another member of the Fatah leadership, said he had “no doubt of the fact that Hamas bears the responsibility for what happened to Fatah leaders in Gaza.”

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/11/07/At-least-10-blasts-hit-Fatah-property-in-Gaza-.html

Looking forward to seeing the results of the Hamas investigation into this matter.

[Jefferson23]

1. Arafat ceremony canceled in Gaza in wake of bomb blasts

GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- The Fatah movement announced Sunday that the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the death of PLO chairman Yasser Arafat in Gaza would be canceled.

The ceremony, which was scheduled for Tuesday, would have been the first time a commemoration of Arafat's death was allowed in the Strip since Hamas took control in 2007.

"After the series of explosions and assaults against Fatah leaders, we have been notified by Hamas' political and security officials that security services won't be able to take charge of security arrangements during the Arafat anniversary ceremony," said a senior Fatah leader in the Gaza Strip.

Zakariyya al-Agha said in a statement that "Gaza security services asked the workers who were fixing the stage at al-Katiba square in Gaza City to stop working and leave."

A Hamas-affiliated spokesman confirmed the cancellation.

"Due to serious tension amidst the public, and the exchange of accusations after the suspicious explosions in Gaza, as well as other logistic difficulties," Gaza security services will not be able to take charge of security arrangements during the anniversary ceremony, said Iyad al-Buzm, spokesman of the former Hamas-run government's interior ministry.

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=738757

[King_David]

2. That's why it's going to be a 3 state solution