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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Speculation is still swirling about why Hamas didn't participate in the fighting last month between Israel and Islamic Jihad, but the factions say they have put the controversy behind them and their ties are as strong as ever.
Fighting broke out in reaction to Israel’s assassination Nov. 12 of prominent Islamic Jihad military commander Bahaa Abu el-Atta and his wife, Asma Mohammed, in a targeted strike on their house in the Gaza Strip. Later that day, an Israeli missile attack left Islamic Jihad leader Akram al-Ajouri alive in Damascus, but his son Moaz did not survive.
