Fatah Central Committee: Hamas militias "committed the most heinous violations and crimes" against Fatah members in Gaza
“In a special statement last night [Aug. 30, 2014], the Fatah Central Committee conveyed a message of appreciation and pride to the movement’s leaders, activists, fighters and supporters in the Gaza Strip, for their resolve and for working against the barbaric Israeli aggression, which lasted 51 days. In addition, [the Committee] expressed its appreciation for their having persevered in view of the actions perpetrated against them by the armed Hamas militias, which committed the most heinous violations and crimes against them, while the Israeli war machine was indiscriminately killing our people in the Gaza Strip.
The Central Committee strongly condemned the Hamas militias, which, during the aggression shot dozens of Fatah members and activists in the legs and [elsewhere] in their bodies, beat them violently, broke [their bones] – as a result of which several of them were hospitalized in Ramallah, Hebron and Nablus – and placed over 300 Fatah activists and members under house arrest, even though Hamas was well aware of the resulting danger posed to their lives and the lives of their families, in view of the Israeli aggression and bombing.
In addition, the Central Committee strongly condemned [the fact that] Hamas insisted on keeping the Fatah activists and fighters as political prisoners in its jails, despite the evacuation of those jails, which are direct targets for the Israeli bombings.”
From WAFA, official PA news agency
Note: This article was published shortly after a ceasefire was reached between Israel and Hamas, concluding the 2014 Gaza war.
The Central Committee strongly condemned the Hamas militias, which, during the aggression shot dozens of Fatah members and activists in the legs and [elsewhere] in their bodies, beat them violently, broke [their bones] – as a result of which several of them were hospitalized in Ramallah, Hebron and Nablus – and placed over 300 Fatah activists and members under house arrest, even though Hamas was well aware of the resulting danger posed to their lives and the lives of their families, in view of the Israeli aggression and bombing.
In addition, the Central Committee strongly condemned [the fact that] Hamas insisted on keeping the Fatah activists and fighters as political prisoners in its jails, despite the evacuation of those jails, which are direct targets for the Israeli bombings.”
From WAFA, official PA news agency
Note: This article was published shortly after a ceasefire was reached between Israel and Hamas, concluding the 2014 Gaza war.