A group of Gunmen took over the Municipality building of Al-Fokharia town near Khan Younis city in the southern part of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning.
A group of Gunmen took over the Municipality building of Al-Fokharia town near Khan Younis city in the southern part of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning.
The gunmen, whoa re believed to be from the same clan, stormed the building and forced all employees out. The gunmen then took over the roof top and threatened to open fire at anyone who tries to come near the building.
The gunmen demanded that some of their clan members be employed at the Palestinian Authority Security Forces.
Residents of Fokharia town refused such actions and demanded the gunmen to leave the municipality building.
Several Palestinian political parties condemned the attack and demanded the gunmen to evacuate. Imad Asfour, of the Palestinian People’s Party demanded the Palestinian Authority to invest more efforts to confiscate the arms from all armed groups and keep the police and the official security devices as the only armed forces in the Palestinian areas.
