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Tensions Build among Palestinian Rivals in Wake of Gaza War
(Wall Street Journal) Omar Abdel-Baqui - Signs of a civil conflict between Hamas and its Palestinian rivals are beginning to build. Hamas last month detained several Palestinian Authority officials in Gaza and tried to prevent an aid convoy overseen by Palestinian Authority staff from traveling inside Gaza, accusing them of working with Israel. Meanwhile, Fatah, the party that controls the Palestinian Authority, last week issued a rare public rebuke of Iran, one of Hamas' primary funders and supporters, saying it rejects Tehran's attempts to dictate what happens in the region, while also criticizing the creeping influence of other foreign powers in Palestinian affairs. Much of the friction between the two dates back to 2007, when Hamas forcibly ousted Fatah from Gaza.