By Xinhua
Gaza : A senior Islamic Hamas movement leader said Thursday they were still expecting an unconditional dialogue with rival Fatah led by President Mahmoud Abbas.
“Our hands are extended for dialogue, and the exit of this crisis can only be through dialogue,” Said Siam, former minister of interior in the first Hamas-led government, told the pro-Hamas Daily of Palestine in an interview.
“Asking Hamas to end its control of Gaza as a condition for the dialogue resumption is ridiculous, because the Palestinian decision, which comes from Ramallah, is linked to the Israeli-American will,” Siam said.
Hamas movement’s militants and the executive security force that Siam founded in May last year took control of the Gaza Strip in mid June after they defeated Abbas’ Fatah militants and security forces.
Siam revealed that his movement received a series of messages indicating that some Fatah leaders have plans “to bring a status of chaos and disorder back to the Gaza Strip, and also to hurt some Hamas political leaders”.
“We warn them of attacking Hamas political leaders, because after that Fatah leaders won’t be away from punishment and retaliation would be very harsh,” said Siam, adding, “Hamas is carefully studying these warnings”.