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Hamas Arrests Jaysh Al-Islam Members In YMCA Bombing In Gaza

Clashes broke out in Gaza between Hamas and Jaysh Al-Islam (which took part in the abduction of the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit) following the arrest by Hamas of several Jaysh Al-Islam members on suspicion of involvement in the bombing of the YMCA library in Gaza.

During the clashes, Jaysh Al-Islam fighters shot at the house of senior Hamas official Mahmoud Al-Zahar, and abducted Hamas members for the purpose of exchanging them with detainees.

Source: Al-Ayyam, Palestinian Authority, February 22, 2008.

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