...became Prime Minister of Gaza after the legislative elections of 2006 which Hamas won. President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed Haniyeh from office on 14 June 2007 at the height of the Fatah-Hamas festivities, but Haniyeh did not acknowledge the decree and continues as the PM of Gazoo while Abbas maintains a separate PM in the West Bank..., threatened his terrorist organization will attempt further kidnappings in lieu of a prisoner exchange deal with Israel.
"A prisoner exchange deal has a known price." said Haniyeh ,"Israel knows that. Either we will come to a respectable deal, or we will go to the other option, which is increasing our loot. Our arm is long."