PLO Secretary-General Hussein al-Sheikh called Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh to offer condolences over the death of his sons and grandchildren in an Israeli strike.

Senior Palestinian Authority official: “Qatar should have no role in the Gaza Strip after the war.”

Senior Palestinian Authority officials to Western diplomats: “Our men are already operating in some parts of the Gaza Strip.”

Gunmen in Tulkarem seized control of a Palestinian Authority security vehicle. Earlier, a gunman who was shot by PA officers died of his wounds.

Mu'tasem al-Aref, member of the Tulkarem Battalion militia, died of his wounds after being shot by Palestinian Authority security forces two days ago.

Palestinian Authority security source: 'The battalion militias in Nablus, Jenin, and Tulkarem are armed and funded by Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.'

Armed clashes erupted between Palestinian security officers and gunmen after a failed attempt to arrest Mohammed Jaber, nicknamed Abu Shujaa, commander of the Tulkarem Batallion militia.

Palestinian factions reject proposal to deploy Arab forces in Gaza: 'A Zionist trap and deception.'

Palestinian Authority security forces arrest journalist Ahmed al-Bitawi for reporting on a demonstration in Nablus in support of Hamas and Gaza.

Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad thank Iran for its 'strategic support for the Palestinian resistance' and call for 'escalating all forms of resistance.'

'Bisan Issam, another Gaza resident, tweeted, 'Fifteen years ago, two million people were kidnapped on the land of the Gaza Strip by the [Hamas] gang of Change and Reform [Hamas’s parliamentary electoral list in 2006].' Khaled Abu Toameh
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Jordanian official: 'Hamas is inciting and trying to ignite unrest inside the kingdom. We will not allow it to achieve its goal.'

Fatah official: 'President Mahmoud Abbas is the legitimate and democratically-
elected President of the State of Palestine.'

In the absence of a Palestinian parliament, President Mahmoud Abbas issues a decree as a 'vote of confidence' in the new Palestinian cabinet headed by Mohammed Mustafa.

Palestinian Authority official: 'We will not serve as anyone's police force in the Gaza Strip.'

'Palestinian Authority won't allow criminals and thugs to rule the [West Bank] cities and refugee camps,' said a Palestinian Authority security official.

Report: Senior Israeli military and security officials held secret meeting with a senior Fatah official to discuss the day after the war in the Gaza Strip.
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