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Hamas warns PNA over detaining its West Bank members

Xinhua, July 4, 2015 Adjust font size:

A senior Islamic Hamas movement warned on Saturday the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) over the arresting campaign that targeted the movement's members in the West Bank.

Ismail el-Ashqar, a Gaza Hamas leader and a parliament lawmaker said in an emailed press statement that Hamas can never keep silent for these arrests and would never accept it to go on."

"Hamas won't surrender to this reality and to these arrests that aim at helping the Israeli occupation to chase members of resistance and supporters of the movement allover the West Bank," he said.

El-Ashqar expressed concerns that "the Palestinian security apparatuses in the West Bank will become a target of the Palestinian armed resistance if these arrests against Hamas members and supporters continue."

The official held all the Palestinian political powers and factions "responsible for stopping this arresting campaign against Hamas supporters in the West Bank that would lead to deterioration in the internal Palestinian ties."

Adnan Damiri, spokesman of the PNA security apparatuses told Xinhua that the PNA security establishments "are ready to resist and confront any military action could be carried out against the Palestinian security."

"The security apparatuses arrested dozens of people who will be legally trialed not because of their political beliefs or affiliations, but because they carried out actions that violate the law," said Damiri.

In Gaza, Hamas movement rallied against the arrests of dozens of Hamas supporters and members in the West Bank. Hamas supporters in Gaza chanted slogans against the PNA arrests of their colleagues in the West Bank.

Sami Abu Zuhri, Hamas spokesman in Gaza told the rally that Hamas condemns the PNA arrests, adding "instead of arresting more than 100 Hamas members, the PNA should work on renovating the Palestinian unity."

He called for the immediate release of all those were arrested in the West Bank, adding "if these arrests continue, the consequences will be certainly negative." Endit