Series of Blasts Strike Fatah Targets in Gaza: Officials
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A series of small explosions targeted the homes and vehicles of officials from President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement in the Gaza Strip on Friday, members of the party and witnesses said, causing minor damage but no injuries.
The explosions came days ahead of the 10th anniversary of the death of former Palestinian president and Fatah leader Yasser Arafat.
Senior Fatah official Abdallah Abu Samhadana said the Nov. 11 commemoration would go ahead despite the explosions, one of which targeted the wooden stage where the event is to be held.
"No one will deter us from holding the event, regardless of what explosions and terror they commit," Samhadana said in a statement carried on the official Palestinian news agency, WAFA.
Hamas also condemned the explosions as a "criminal" act and ordered those who carried them out to be brought to justice.
Hamas and Fatah agreed in April to form a "reconciliation" government, an effort to overcome deep political rifts that date back to 2007, when Hamas seized power in Gaza, Reuters reported.
