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Hamas taking control of Palestine |
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Written by Staff Writer
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Jun 14, 2007 at 02:01 PM |
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority government and declared a state of emergency after four days of fighting, in which Hamas has taken control of much of Gaza.
The shootings appeared to die down this afternoon after five days of bombs and bullets. Even more intimidating is are the noises from te loudspeakers at the mosque. They are saying: "We are Hamas. We are the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades. We will defeat Fatah. We will liberate Gaza from the collaborators and the traitors."
Currently, there is no government control in Gaza, according to Palestinian legislator Saeb Erakat.
"Gaza is now officially out of our control as the Palestinian Authority," said Erakat, who is aligned with the Fatah party.
He blamed a "renegade force" in Gaza for staging a "major coup d'etat."
The European Commission, which is the executive branch of the EU, announced Thursday that it is suspending $112 million in aid for the Palestinian territories as a result of the escalating violence.
In addition, the EC announced it has suspended all 16 of its relief projects in Gaza for the first time, due to the lack of security. |
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