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Abbas condemns rocket fire into Israel, calls on armed Gaza factions to respect unity deal

By JPOST.COM STAFF

JUNE 11, 2014 14:13

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the firing of a rocket into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, after Israel made clear that he would be held responsible for such attacks in the wake of the Fatah-Hamas unity agreement.

In a statement carried on official Palestinian news agency WAFA, Abbas demanded that all Palestinian factions comply with the ceasefire deal agreed on following December 2012's Operation Pillar of Defense, and refrain from attacks in holding with the Palestinian reconciliation accord signed between Fatah and Hamas.

Abbas called on those responsible for the rocket fire "not to give Israel any pretext to continue its attacks on Gaza."

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