Wednesday, February 27, 2008

No Al-Qaeda in the Gaza Strip

Interior Ministry Categorically Denies Presence of Qaeda in Gaza
27 February 2007
GAZA, (PIC)-- The interior ministry expressed on Wednesday its shock and dismay at Mahmoud Abbas's allegations that there are Al-Qaeda members in the Gaza Strip, categorically denying the presence of any form of Al-Qaeda in the Strip.

In a press statement received by the PIC, the ministry underlined that Abbas's statements are consistent with similar allegations made by the Israeli occupation, pointing out that the PA leadership had made many allegations before against Gaza including the presence of the Fatah Al-Islam organization.

The statement added that investigations conducted by the ministry revealed that there was an agreement between former PA security elements and the PA leadership to market the presence of Al-Qaeda members and extremist groups in Gaza in order to show to world that the Strip is unsafe and pose a threat to the whole region and also to give Israel pretexts to attack Gaza and tighten its siege on it.

For its part, the Hamas Movement charged Abbas with providing a cover for Israel to commit more crimes against the Palestinian people in Gaza, highlighting that Abbas's latest statement in Cairo were a new declaration of war against the Palestinian people.

In a press release, Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman, underscored that the main goal and preoccupation on the agenda of Abbas is to incite the world against Hamas through linking between the Israeli siege and aggression and the resistance rockets.

Dr. Abu Zuhri underlined that the Palestinian people are facing a PA chief inciting against them and justifying the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.

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