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| A number of top representatives of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas have been arrested in the Gaza Strip, officials from his Fatah movement say. | A number of top representatives of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas have been arrested in the Gaza Strip, officials from his Fatah movement say. |
| Fatah officials Ibrahim Abu Naja and Zakaria Agha were among those detained as part of a continuing Hamas crackdown following a coastal bombing last week. | Fatah officials Ibrahim Abu Naja and Zakaria Agha were among those detained as part of a continuing Hamas crackdown following a coastal bombing last week. |
| Mr Abbas appointed the two men to run Fatah in Gaza when the Islamist Hamas seized control of the area in 2007. | Mr Abbas appointed the two men to run Fatah in Gaza when the Islamist Hamas seized control of the area in 2007. |
| Fatah says dozens of its men are being held, but Hamas has not given a number. | Fatah says dozens of its men are being held, but Hamas has not given a number. |
| A Hamas spokesman said the latest arrests were in response to the detentions of Hamas men in the West Bank. | A Hamas spokesman said the latest arrests were in response to the detentions of Hamas men in the West Bank. |
| Beach-side bomb | Beach-side bomb |
| Earlier the Palestinian president ordered the release of dozens of Hamas members rounded up by his security forces in the West Bank in the past week -- during the day, four men were set free. Hamas and Fatah have to stop fighting for all of us Falastin SefadyMother of bombing victim class="" href="/1/hi/world/middle_east/7537434.stm">Hamas and Fatah battle for power | |
| Both sides arrested large numbers of each other's supporters in the aftermath of a bomb blast in Gaza a week ago, in which five Hamas members and a girl were killed. | Both sides arrested large numbers of each other's supporters in the aftermath of a bomb blast in Gaza a week ago, in which five Hamas members and a girl were killed. |
| The bomb exploded inside a car travelling past a beach where people were enjoying a day by the sea. | The bomb exploded inside a car travelling past a beach where people were enjoying a day by the sea. |
| Hamas insists the arrests of Fatah members are part of its investigation into the bombing. Fatah denies any involvement in the attack. | Hamas insists the arrests of Fatah members are part of its investigation into the bombing. Fatah denies any involvement in the attack. |
| The latest detentions show that the tit-for-tat, politically motivated campaigns are continuing, our correspondent says. | The latest detentions show that the tit-for-tat, politically motivated campaigns are continuing, our correspondent says. |