Hamas takes control of Fatah security headquarters
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{{date|June 13, 2007}}
[[Image:Gz-map2.png|right|200px|thumb|Map of the Gaza Strip.]]
Reports say that at least 200 members of the [[w:Hamas|Hamas]] security force have taken control of the security headquarters of [[w:Fatah|Fatah]] in [[w:Gaza City|Gaza]]. Reports also say that the attack of the headquarters killed 10 people and injured at least 30.

"Hamas has decided to punish the attackers and the killers and it will not be reluctant to punish them without any mercy. They crossed all the red lines," said Fawzi Barhoum, a top spokesman for Hamas in a statement to the press.

Mortar shells and rockets were fired at the headquarters before the forces entered it and took control.

[[Palestine|Palestinian]] president [[w:Mahmoud Abbas|Mahmoud Abbas]] has condemned the attack and has accused Hamas of attempting a "coup" of the Palestinian government.

"The political and military leaders of Hamas are planning a coup against the legitimate institutions, thinking they will be able to control the Gaza Strip by force," said Abbas in a statement to the press.

==Sources==
{{wikipedia|Fatah-Hamas conflict}}
*{{source|url=http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=e669a07d-27a6-467b-9b7c-40e617f5a9cf&k=54105
|title=Hamas fighters capture Fatah's security headquarters in northern Gaza
|author=Diaa Hadid
|pub=Canada.com
|date=June 12, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6739691.stm
|title=President warns of Hamas 'coup'
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=June 12, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070612/gaza_haniyeh_070612/20070612?hub=CTVNewsAt11
|title=Hamas captures Fatah security HQ in Gaza
|author=
|pub=CTV.ca
|date=June 12, 2007}}

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[[es:Hamás toma el control de un cuartel de seguridad de Al Fatah]]
[[fr:Le Hamas prend le contrôle du quartier général de sécurité du Fatah]]
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Map of the Gaza Strip.
Reports say that at least 200 members of the Hamas security force have taken control of the security headquarters of Fatah in Gaza. Reports also say that the attack of the headquarters killed 10 people and injured at least 30.

"Hamas has decided to punish the attackers and the killers and it will not be reluctant to punish them without any mercy. They crossed all the red lines," said Fawzi Barhoum, a top spokesman for Hamas in a statement to the press.

Mortar shells and rockets were fired at the headquarters before the forces entered it and took control.

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has condemned the attack and has accused Hamas of attempting a "coup" of the Palestinian government.

"The political and military leaders of Hamas are planning a coup against the legitimate institutions, thinking they will be able to control the Gaza Strip by force," said Abbas in a statement to the press.

es:Hamás toma el control de un cuartel de seguridad de Al Fatah
fr:Le Hamas prend le contrôle du quartier général de sécurité du Fatah
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