By Xinhua,
Ramallah : Interior Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Abdel Raazaq el-Yahia ordered on Saturday to shut down four Hamas charities and two print houses in the West Bank.
Pro-Hamas website quoted the movement’s sources in the West Bank as saying that Palestinian security forces stormed the four charity organizations and closed them down, and two print houses in Hebron were also shut down.
Meanwhile, Hamas spokesman in Gaza Sami Abu Zuhri condemned the continuation of arrests against Hamas members and activists in the West Bank.
“The continuation of arrests in the West Bank is clearly showing that President Mahmoud Abbas is not interested in launching a comprehensive national dialogue to end the current crisis,” said Abu Zuhri.
He added that although Hamas security forces in Gaza has recently freed 210 prisoners, who were not involved in the July 25bombing attack against Hamas, in recent weeks, “Abbas’ security forces continue its campaigns of arrests.”
Hamas has accused that after Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip and ousted Abbas’ security forces in June last year, Abbas’ security forces haven’t stopped its daily arrests of Hamas leaders and activists.
The daily crackdowns against Hamas members in the West Bank are conducted in fear that Hamas repeats Gaza experience, since Hamas has threatened to do so.
Abu Zuhri said in a statement that there is nothing new related to the resumption of dialogue between Fatah and Hamas, adding, “still there is no serious Arab movement to help the parties resume the dialogue.”