Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Fatah movement's officials said Saturday that members of the executive security force of Hamas detained four Fatah leaders and beat up at least 20 people in northern Gaza.
Fami al-Za'areer, Fatah movement's spokesman in the West Bank told reporters that Hamas militia attacked overnight dozens of people in northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun.
Eyewitnesses in the town said that Hamas members of the executive security forces detained Friday afternoon four Fatah movement's leaders after storming their homes in the town.
They added that "things started up when a Hamas executive force stormed a wedding party in the town because some people who were celebrating during the party shot in the air from their rifles."
The Hamas security force had instructed a few weeks ago that it determined to end all phenomena of chaos, and to stop people holding arms in the streets, including opening fire in the air during wedding parties.
One of the witnesses, who preferred his name not to be mentioned, said that as soon as the four Fatah leaders were detained, dozens of women and young men took to the streets to protest the arrests of the senior Fatah leaders.
He continued that the protesting women marched towards the Hamas force headquarters in the town, saying "Hamas attacked the protestors and had severely beaten them."
Al-Za'areer said "basically the arrests of the four Fatah leaders in the town of Bei Hanoun Friday overnight and attacking the women's demonstration can never be justified."
Meanwhile, Fatah movement's sources in Gaza said Saturday that members of Hamas executive force arrested 10 Fatah activists and leaders in southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis earlier.
On June 14, the Islamic Resistant Movement, or Hamas' armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades and the security forces formed last year took control of the Gaza Strip after defeating President Mahmoud Abbas security forces.
Source: Xinhua
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