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Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Abbas orders investigation into report of Hamas coup plot
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas orders his security forces to probe an Israeli revelation that Hamas was planning to overthrow him in the West Bank.
Abbas also indicated the report could severely impact the unity pact signed between Fatah and Hamas in June, saying it represents “a grave threat to the unity of the Palestinian people and its future,” NRG reported.
Hamas denied the report and said it was meant to stir up trouble.
The Shin Bet revealed today earlier that it had uncovered and successfully disbanded a Hamas cell, which had planned to topple Abbas and take control of the West Bank.
The Hamas cell had plotted to perpetrate a series of attacks on Israel and thereby destabilize the security situation.
The Shin Bet says it arrested 93 Hamas operatives.
The Times of Israel Community.