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| Ashraf Jum'a: Al-Aqsa Brigades still part of Fatah despite truce-breaking attack |
| 2008-06-30 |
| Ma'an – Ashraf Jum'a, a Fatah-affiliated member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) denied a report on Tuesday that Fatah had withdrawn organizational support for its military wing, the Al-Aqsa Brigades, after the organization launched homemade projectiles at Israel in violation of a Hamas-Israel ceasefire in Gaza. According to Jum'a, the accusation that Fatah had withdrawn support for its fighters came from Taher An-Nunu, a spokesperson for the Hamas-run de facto government of the Gaza Strip. Jum'a, while reaffirming that the Al-Aqsa Brigades are a part of the Fatah movement, called on Fatah's fighters to abide by the Egyptian-brokered truce. He said Fatah, the Palestinian Authority, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas support the truce. Jum'a also demanded that the de facto government release Mohammad Abu Ermaneh (known as Abu Qusay), the spokesperson of the Al-Aqsa Brigades in Gaza. According to Jum'a, Hamas-allied security forces arrested Abu Qusay earlier on Sunday. Abu Qusay was the spokesperson who first claimed responsibility on behalf of the Al-Aqsa Brigades for the truce-breaking projectile attack. |
| Posted by:Fred |