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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/528971.html
PA Commanders in Gaza: No Direct Orders Yet to Halt Attacks
(Ha'aretz) Danny Rubinstein - Tuesday's suicide attack was accompanied by processions through the streets of Gaza by Hamas and Islamic Jihad members, at which speakers made it abundantly clear that these groups had no intention of joining a moratorium on attacks against Israeli targets. Palestinian commentators explained that the attacks are an attempt by the Islamist organizations to improve their positions ahead of any future negotiations with Abbas on their inclusion in the Palestinian leadership. Several commanders from the Gaza security services said Tuesday they had still not received explicit orders on halting attacks. Abbas has openly admitted that no direct orders have been issued, and that many of the commanders only heard of the new directive via the media.