Abbas: Hamas Leaders Fled to Sinai During Gaza Fighting

[Maan News-PA] Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas fiercely attacked Hamas on Tuesday. Speaking in Jenin, Abbas accused Hamas leaders of fleeing to the Sinai Peninsula in ambulances during the fighting with Israel last winter. He also suggested that Hamas was responsible for provoking the war: "Two weeks before the war, we telephoned the Hamas leadership in order to extend the ceasefire," he said.