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August 9, 2016       Share:    

Source: http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.735450

Hamas Facing Internal Strife

(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel - The Hamas leadership in Gaza appears to be split. The military wing's most dominant figure is now Yahya Sinwar, who was released in the 2011 prisoner swap for Gilad Shalit. This wing disagrees with Hamas political leader Khaled Meshal, who is based in Qatar. Sinwar and his colleagues want to renew ties with Iran and allocate more money to Gaza at the West Bank's expense. Meshal fears that a thaw with Iran would strain Hamas' relations with the Sunni countries. And Meshal wants to funnel more money to the West Bank, hoping to launch terror attacks against Israel and weaken the PA.

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