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Abbas orders attack on Hamas militants
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for the first time Thursday ordered his elite presidential guard to strike back against Hamas militants bent on besieging his Gaza City compound.
- Agencies
- Published: 00:00 June 14, 2007
- Image Credit: Reuter
- Members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' security force have been ordered to strike back against Hamas.
Ramallah, West Bank: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for the first time Thursday ordered his elite presidential guard to strike back against Hamas militants bent on besieging his Gaza City compound.
Previously, Abbas of Fatah had told the guard to maintain a defensive posture at his house and office in Gaza.
Abbas was in the West Bank town of Ramallah when he handed down the order.
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