Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Hamas withdraws from Conciliation Committee; announces names of 64 detained by PA overnight

Ma'an
Gaza – Ma’an – The Hamas delegation announced that it would suspend participation in Conciliation Committee talks as its Gaza member released a list detailing the arrest of 64 party members by PA forces over the past 24 hours. Full story

[Following the election of Hamas, the US administration has armed the PA and encouraged such arrests. Background on this can be read here and here.]