NABLUS, West Bank, July 3 Two top Hamas officials have been arrested in the West Bank by security forces working for Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas.
Alalam Satellite TV reported Tuesday that Ahmed Alhaj Ali, a lawmaker in the Palestinian Legislative Council, and Ahmed Doleh, assistant to the interior minister, were being held in Nablus. Ali and Doleh were members of the Hamas-led government Abbas ousted last month.
Abbas then formed his own emergency administration in the West Bank after Hamas routed Fatah forces in Gaza, Alalam noted.
"In Hamas, we condemn such an action and we hold leaders of the security services responsible for this crime and we call for the immediate release of leaders of the movement," said Sami Abu Zuhri, a senior Palestinian spokesman for Hamas.
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