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Fatah Accuses Hamas of Detaining Hundreds of its Supporters

Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas (right) stand guard outside the Rafah border crossing, as security forces loyal to the Palestinian Authority stand guard inside (left). (AFP)
Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas (right) stand guard outside the Rafah border crossing, as security forces loyal to the Palestinian Authority stand guard inside (left). (AFP)
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Fatah Accuses Hamas of Detaining Hundreds of its Supporters

Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas (right) stand guard outside the Rafah border crossing, as security forces loyal to the Palestinian Authority stand guard inside (left). (AFP)
Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas (right) stand guard outside the Rafah border crossing, as security forces loyal to the Palestinian Authority stand guard inside (left). (AFP)

The Palestinian Fatah movement announced Monday that Hamas security forces have arrested hundreds of its supporters, who back Palestinian Authority and President Mahmoud Abbas.

The Hamas-controlled Ministry of the Interior in Gaza denied the claim.

Fatah spokesmen Atef Abu Seif said that more than 500 Fatah leaders and their sons have been arrested in Gaza since Sunday evening.

“Our sons have been arrested because of their insistence on celebrating” the 54th anniversary of Fatah’s founding, he explained.

He added that arrests took place through “kidnapping Fatah members from the streets, raiding their homes and confiscating posters and other material that were going to be used during our rallies.”

He also accused Hamas of torturing some of the detainees.

Fatah had previously announced that it will commemorate in Gaza on January 7 the anniversary of its establishment, where Abbas is to deliver a speech.

Spokesman for the Interior Ministry in Gaza Iyad al-Bozum denied that Hamas is holding Fatah detainees, questioning the allegations against Hamas.

He did, however, confirm that 38 people from Gaza have been summoned for questioning as part of measures to maintain the calm and order and prevent any tensions with Fatah. They have all since been released.

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EU Condemns Israel's West Bank Control Measures

The Israeli settlement of Har Homa, seen from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP)
The Israeli settlement of Har Homa, seen from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP)
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EU Condemns Israel's West Bank Control Measures

The Israeli settlement of Har Homa, seen from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP)
The Israeli settlement of Har Homa, seen from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP)

The European Union on Monday condemned new Israeli measures to tighten control of the West Bank and pave the way for more settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, AFP reported.

"The European Union condemns recent decisions by Israel's security cabinet to expand Israeli control in the West Bank. This move is another step in the wrong direction," EU spokesman Anouar El Anouni told journalists.

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Atrocities in Sudan's El-Fasher Were 'Preventable Human Rights Catastrophe'

Sudanese displaced people who left El Fasher after its fall, sit in the shade in Tawila at the Rwanda camp reception point on December 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Sudanese displaced people who left El Fasher after its fall, sit in the shade in Tawila at the Rwanda camp reception point on December 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
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Atrocities in Sudan's El-Fasher Were 'Preventable Human Rights Catastrophe'

Sudanese displaced people who left El Fasher after its fall, sit in the shade in Tawila at the Rwanda camp reception point on December 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Sudanese displaced people who left El Fasher after its fall, sit in the shade in Tawila at the Rwanda camp reception point on December 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)

The atrocities unleashed on El-Fasher in Sudan's Darfur region last October were a "preventable human rights catastrophe", the United Nations said Monday, warning they now risked being repeated in the neighbouring Kordofan region.

 

"My office sounded the alarm about the risk of mass atrocities in the besieged city of El-Fasher for more than a year ... but our warnings were ignored," UN rights chief Volker Turk told the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

 

He added that he was now "extremely concerned that these violations and abuses may be repeated in the Kordofan region".

 

 

 

 

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Arab League Condemns Israel's Decisions to Alter Legal, Administrative Status of West Bank

A general view shows the opening session of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the Arab League Headquarters (Reuters)
A general view shows the opening session of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the Arab League Headquarters (Reuters)
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Arab League Condemns Israel's Decisions to Alter Legal, Administrative Status of West Bank

A general view shows the opening session of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the Arab League Headquarters (Reuters)
A general view shows the opening session of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the Arab League Headquarters (Reuters)

The General Secretariat of the Arab League strongly condemned decisions by Israeli occupation authorities to impose fundamental changes on the legal and administrative status of the occupied Palestinian territories, particularly in the West Bank, describing them as a dangerous escalation and a flagrant violation of international law, international legitimacy resolutions, and signed agreements, SPA reported.

In a statement, the Arab League said the measures include facilitating the confiscation of private Palestinian property and transferring planning and licensing authorities in the city of Hebron and the area surrounding the Ibrahimi Mosque to occupation authorities.

It warned of the serious repercussions of these actions on the rights of the Palestinian people and on Islamic and Christian holy sites.

The statement reaffirmed the Arab League’s firm support for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, foremost among them the establishment of their independent state on the June 4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.