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Anarchy Growing in Gaza
(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh- In recent weeks the Gaza Strip witnessed a series of criminally motivated murders, kidnappings, and armed robberies, prompting Palestinian officials on Thursday to expressed concern at the growing state of anarchy and lawlessness. Earlier this week, masked gunmen stormed the offices of Fatah in Bureij refugee camp and shot to death 25-year-old Mohammed Abdel Karim Issa, a brother of Adnan Issa, a top Fatah leader, and Marwan Issa, the commander of Hamas in the camp. In the past few weeks, two senior PA security officers were murdered in Gaza City by unidentified gunmen. In addition, Ahmed Mushtaha, a 26-year-old student from Gaza City, was gunned down by masked men two weeks ago. Last week the Tufah neighborhood of Gaza City was the scene of a double murder, where a young woman and her uncle were poisoned for desecrating their family's honor. On Monday, three gunmen kidnapped a wealthy merchant who was carrying a large sum of money, releasing him after taking all his money and car.