Over the past few weeks, the two largest Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, have exchanged accusations over the Egyptian crisis. Fatah is regarded as closer to the Egyptian army, while Hamas has ties with deposed Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi.
Fatah started by accusing Hamas of interfering in the situation in Egypt through television coverage, newspapers and news sites within Hamas’ “media apparatus,” which, according to Fatah, is biased toward the Muslim Brotherhood. Hamas’ media outlets are also said to have broadcast the Muslim Brotherhood sit-ins and hosted Islamist figures, suggesting that the Palestinian group rejects the coup.