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PA Security Officials Hiding from Hamas


(Jerusalem Post) - Many senior Palestinian Authority security officials in the Gaza Strip have gone underground, fearing retaliatory attacks from Hamas activists. "Commanders of PA security forces are afraid to sleep in their homes," sources in the Gaza Strip said. "Many of them have stopped showing up at work." The killing of Col. Rajeh Abu Lihyeh, head of the PA's anti-riot police force, on Monday in broad daylight, is seen as a severe blow to the PA's prestige.
2002-10-09 00:00:00
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