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Hamas condemns arms boost to Abbas
 Hamas has said that international efforts to reinforce rival security forces loyal to the Palestinian president will worsen an already violent power struggle. Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, has approved the first shipment of weapons to Mahmoud Abbas, saying this week he wanted to help the president against the Hamas government. Israel's mass circulation Yedioth Ahronoth daily on Thursday reported that the Jewish state had transferred 950 M-16 rifles from Jordan to Abbas's forces.Senior Hamas legislator Mushir al-Masri said Hamas was demanding an explanation from Abbas. "Any Israel intervention in our internal affairs is rejected because the Israelis aim to sow divisions among the Palestinian people," he said. Posted by: Fred 2006-06-16 |
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