Hamas government releases a number of Fatah prisoners in Gaza

Sunday September 28, 2008 21:15 by Rami Almeghari - IMEMC & Agencies

The Hamas-led government released on Sunday a number of Fatah member and seniors from, who have been jailed by the Hamas-led police forces over the past several weeks, the govetnment's spokesman, Taher Alnunu, revealed.

Spokesman of Hamas government in Gaza, Taher Annunu

" The government has set a number of Fatah detainees freed, ahead of the Muslim holiday of Alfit Eid as well as the upcoming Cairo-based Palestinian national dialogue ", Alnunu explained.

He also pointed out that members of his cabinet have recently held discussions with Arab members of the Israeli parliament 'Keneset' and some Palestinian lawmakers of other parliamentary blocs of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLO), over closing the profile of political prisoners.

The government spokesman looked forward to observing a similar move by the West Bank-based Fatah-allied government as to the release of Hamas detainees over there, revealing that his ruling party has recently held talks with what he termed ' moderate Fatah leaders' for wrapping this profile, once and for all.

Palestinian media sources said on Sunday that the Hamas government released the Fatah-linked governor of Gaza city, Mohammad Alqedwa and Fatah's spokesman in Gaza, Hazem Abu Shannab, following few months of detention inside a Hamas-run imprison.

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah outlawed Hamas after Hamas's takeover of Gaza in June2007. Since then, both parties began trading political arrests in Gaza and the West Bank, where Abbas formed a Fatah-allied caretaker government.

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