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Hamas eyes armed resistance from West Bank

Hamas officials have expressed a desire to shift the armed confrontation with Israel to the West Bank, prompting a Palestinian Authority crackdown on Hamas.
Palestinians hold a mock rocket and a model of a Hamas-made drone during a rally celebrating what they said was a victory by Palestinians in Gaza over Israel, following a ceasefire, in the West Bank city of Hebron August 29, 2014. An open-ended ceasefire, mediated by Egypt, took effect on Tuesday evening. It called for an indefinite halt to hostilities, the immediate opening of Gaza's blockaded crossings with Israel and Egypt, and a widening of the territory's fishing zone in the Mediterranean. Israel launc

As soon as the war on Gaza came to a halt at the end of August, Hamas organized celebratory events in the West Bank for the “victory” it achieved over Israel.

Mahmoud al-Zahar, a member of Hamas’ political leadership, made a speech by phone during a celebratory event in Hebron conveying to the people of the West Bank the need for an armed resistance to cut short the life of Israel's occupation and fend off its aggression against the Palestinians.

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