Security, Palestinian Style
Charles Johnson
Wed May 17, 2006 at 3:04 pm PDT • Views: 174
Gunmen Loyal to Hamas Deployed Across Gaza.
In the southern city of Khan Younis, about 40 members of the new force pulled up to the Education Ministry, jumped from their jeeps and fired in the air to break up a peaceful protest of recent college graduates who want teaching jobs. The teachers were protesting an application fee.
The gunmen moved into the building, where they bludgeoned protesters with clubs and rifles, demonstrators said.
“We were protesting peacefully, and suddenly these gunmen came and assaulted us,” said a protester as he applied a bandage to a small gash on his head. “We don’t know who they are or why they came here.” He identified himself only as Khaled, saying he feared retribution.
The new Hamas force is headed by Jamal Abu Samhadana, a bombmaker wanted by Israel who is suspected of masterminding a deadly attack on a U.S. diplomatic convoy in 2003.
Hamas officials said the new force’s aim was to bring order to Gaza, where marauding gangs of armed men routinely terrorize citizens.
I wouldn’t touch that last sentence with a ten foot RPG.
This is starting to look like a major push for dominance by Hamas, and could erupt in serious combat very soon.
Frank says: