Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Fatah Movement exchanged accusation of carrying out arrests among followers of each other Friday. Fatah-led security bodies in the West Bank arrested a number of Hamas activists in Hebron and Jenin, Hamas said in a statement received by KUNA here. The security services nabbed Mohammad Abu-Arqoub, a 42-year old teacher, in Al-Majd town, while heading for his school in Hebron. They also arrested Nader Yassin, a Hamas activist in Anin village, west Jenin city, north the West Bank, according to the statement.
Meanwhile, Fatah accused the Executive Force, belonging to Hamas movement, of carrying out arrests among Fatah activists in Gaza Strip last night. The detainees, who were nabbed in Al-Nasr district of Gaza city, include the brothers Adnan, Monthir and Hassan Al-Qom'e, Nasser Al-Meshharani and Mohammad Al-Maqousi, Fatah sources said. The executive force searched the homes of the detainees before taking the detainees away, the sources added.