 GAZA: Rival Palestinian militant groups put up a united front on Saturday to denounce inter-factional kidnappings and violence that have undermined calls by President Mahmoud Abbas to maintain law and order in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. "We announce that all of the military wings are united in their position and faith and that we consider any attack on any one of us as an attack on us all," the factions, including Hamas, Islamic Jihad and al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, said in a statement. "Any action aimed at spreading chaos or internal strife will be considered treason," said the statement, issued at a Gaza news conference attended by gunmen. "Our response will be unified and swift." |