GAZA CITY: Hamas movement which controls the Gaza Strip prevented on Saturday Fatah supporters here from commemorating the 46th anniversary of the start of the revolution.
In a statement, Abdullah Abu Samhdana, a senior Fatah leader based in Gaza, said: "No one can banish the Fatah movement from history because it has been written by the blood of martyrs."
"Hamas, which wants us to be united with it to confront the Israeli aggressions, considers the Fatah movement illegal and prevents its supporters and leaders from commemorating the anniversary," he said.
On Thursday, Faisal Abu Shahla, a Fatah lawmaker, told reporters that Hamas government had conveyed through mediators its refusal to allow Fatah to celebrate the anniversary.
He said Hamas considered the Fatah movement a prohibited organization in Gaza and banned its activities.
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