Hamas denies Qurei's request to stop armed attacks
8/11/2004 21:37
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) denied Monday that Palestinian
Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei has asked the group to stop armed attacks.
Palestinian reports said Qurei met a Hamas delegation in Gaza Saturday,
asking the group to stop military operation for the time being for the sake of
the Palestinian security situation. Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said armed
activity wasn't discussed when Qurei met the group's leaders Ismail Haneya and
Saed Seyam.
Qurei also refused a call by Hamas and other Palestinian
factions for a united leadership in the absence of the ailing Palestinian leader
Yasser Arafat, who remained in a critical condition in a military hospital
outside Paris.
Xinhua
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