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Hamas Executes Captives

Palestinian Authority on brink of collapse as Fatah 'collaborators' shot

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 14, 2007 9:30 PM CDT
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(Newser) – The Palestinian Authority is teetering on collapse after Hamas declared victory in Gaza, executing captured Fatah leaders accused of collaborating with Israel. The Palestinian government  was dissolved by President Mahmoud Abbas while Fatah militants in the West Bank ominously rounded up Hamas supporters. 

An Israeli intervention in Gaza is considered imminent. "The era of justice and Islamic rule has arrived,"  a Hamas leader declared in a radio broadcast. Hamas is an ally of Iran and Syria and their victory is seen as a painful setback for the pro-western regimes in the region, including Jordan, Egypt and, Saudi Arabia.

itnesses said the victors dragged vanquished gunmen from the building and executed them in the street. The capture of the Preventive Security headquarters was a major step forward in Hamas' attempts to complete its takeover of all of Gaza.(AP Photo/Wissam Nassar, MaanImages)
itnesses said the victors dragged vanquished gunmen from the building and executed them in the street. The capture of the Preventive Security headquarters was a major step forward in Hamas' attempts to...   (Associated Press)
A Palestinian militant from Hamas holds a copy of the Quran, Islam's holy book, as he stands on a desk inside the Preventive Security headquarters after it was captured from Fatah loyalist security forces in Gaza City, Thursday, June 14, 2007. Hamas fighters overran one of the rival Fatah movement's...
A Palestinian militant from Hamas holds a copy of the Quran, Islam's holy book, as he stands on a desk inside the Preventive Security headquarters after it was captured from Fatah loyalist security forces...   (Associated Press)
Hamas militants celebrate next to a burning building at the headquarters of the Palestinian security forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas after capturing it in fighting in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip Thursday, June 14, 2007. Hamas overran two of the rival Fatah movement's most important security installations in the Gaza...
Hamas militants celebrate next to a burning building at the headquarters of the Palestinian security forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas after capturing it in fighting in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip...   (Associated Press)
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