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Abbas: Hamas serving US interests by refusing to relinquish power
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is accusing his Hamas rivals of serving US interests by refusing to relinquish control of the Gaza Strip.
Abbas fears the US is planning a proposal that would offer the Palestinians limited statehood in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and some autonomy in parts of the West Bank. Abbas demands full independence in both territories.
In a speech to the PLO central council, Abbas says that Hamas’s refusal to give up control of Gaza is “accepting the thoughts of the enemy, who plans to have a mini-state in Gaza and autonomy in West Bank.”
— AP
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