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Hamas' Gaza and Fatah's West Bank
[Jerusalem Post] Khaled Abu Toameh - Jamal Abu Jadian, a top Fatah commander, fled his home in northern Gaza dressed as a woman to avoid dozens of Hamas militiamen who had attacked it. But when Abu Jadian arrived at a hospital a few hundred meters away from his house, he was discovered by a group of Hamas gunmen, who took turns shooting him in the head with automatic rifles. Abu Jadian, a close ally of Fatah warlord Muhammad Dahlan and a sworn enemy of Hamas, was the third top Fatah commander to be killed by Hamas in northern Gaza in the past few weeks. All three were killed after Hamas militiamen surrounded their homes for hours, firing rocket-propelled grenades and detonating explosive charges. Since the beginning of the year, Hamas militiamen have taken over the headquarters of the PA's General Intelligence, Force 17, Preventative Security, National Security, and Military Police in northern Gaza. On Tuesday it became clear that Hamas was now trying to extend its "victories" to the rest of Gaza. Dahlan left Gaza two months ago and is living in Cairo. At least seven other top Fatah officials have sought refuge in the West Bank. The entire Gaza Strip is likely to fall into the hands of Hamas.