Identifier
Created
Classification
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06JERUSALEM2485
2006-06-16 15:03:00
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
Consulate Jerusalem
Cable title:  

FATAH GUNMEN ATTACK GOVERNMENT FACILITIES IN WEST

Tags:  PREL PTER ASEC KPAL KWBG IS 
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TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2837
INFO RUEHXK/ARAB ISRAELI COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
C O N F I D E N T I A L JERUSALEM 002485 

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NEA FOR FRONT OFFICE; NSC FOR ABRAMS/DORAN/LOGERFO

E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/16/2016
TAGS: PREL PTER ASEC KPAL KWBG IS
SUBJECT: FATAH GUNMEN ATTACK GOVERNMENT FACILITIES IN WEST
BANK, SPECIAL SECURITY FORCES STILL DEPLOYED IN GAZA

REF: JERUSALEM 2470

Classified By: Acting Principal Officer Chris Stevens, per reasons 1.4
(b) and (d)

C O N F I D E N T I A L JERUSALEM 002485

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NOFORN
SIPDIS

NEA FOR FRONT OFFICE; NSC FOR ABRAMS/DORAN/LOGERFO

E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/16/2016
TAGS: PREL PTER ASEC KPAL KWBG IS
SUBJECT: FATAH GUNMEN ATTACK GOVERNMENT FACILITIES IN WEST
BANK, SPECIAL SECURITY FORCES STILL DEPLOYED IN GAZA

REF: JERUSALEM 2470

Classified By: Acting Principal Officer Chris Stevens, per reasons 1.4
(b) and (d)


1. (C) SUMMARY. Fatah gunmen June 15-16 attacked
Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) and governmental
offices in the West Bank, and fired at the car of a HAMAS PLC
member in Jenin. As of 1500L on June 16, ConGen Fatah
contacts reported that HAMAS-affiliated Special Security
Forces (SSF) remain deployed throughout Gaza. Palestinian
militants fired Qassam rockets June 16 into Israel. END
SUMMARY.

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FATAH GUNMEN ATTACK
PA/PLC FACILITIES IN WEST BANK
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2. (C) During the night of June 15-16, Fatah gunmen attacked
Palestine Legislative Council (PLC) and other government
offices in Tulkarm and Ramallah, causing damage to equipment
inside the buildings. In a separate incident the night of
June 15, Fatah gunmen attacked the municipal building in
Nablus and set it on fire. The Fatah Hawks in Nablus claimed
responsibility. ConGen Fatah contacts described the violence
as &spillover8 from the Fatah-Hamas violence in Gaza.


3. (C) Suspected Fatah gunmen in Jenin June 16 riddled with
bullets the car of HAMAS PLC member Khalid Said. Said, who
was inside his house at the time, was not injured in the
attack. In Gaza City on June 16, gunmen fired
rocket-propelled grenades at the Preventive Security
Organization (PSO) headquarters. There were no reported
injuries.

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SPECIAL SECURITY FORCES
STILL ON STREETS OF GAZA
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4. (C) As of 1500L on June 16, Fatah sources reported that
Ministry of Interior (MOI) Special Security Forces (SSF)
remain deployed throughout Gaza. The SSF has not withdrawn
to Civil Police training centers as stipulated in the June 14
agreement between President Abbas and PM Haniyyah (reftel).

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QASSAM ROCKET-FIRE CONTINUES
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5. (C) At least three Qassam rockets were fired from the
northern Gaza Strip into the Western Negev the morning of
June 16. Elements from the Popular Resistance Committees and
al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. There were
no reported injuries.

STEVENS