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Viewing cable 07JERUSALEM980, MINOR FACTIONAL CLASHES; CONTINUED QASSAM ATTACKS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07JERUSALEM980 2007-05-25 13:44 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Consulate Jerusalem 
VZCZCXYZ0006
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHJMA #0980 1451344
ZNR UUUUU ZZH ZUI RUEWMCF2547 1451347
O 251344Z MAY 07
FM AMCONSUL JERUSALEM
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC0000
INFO ARAB ISRAELI COLLECTIVE
RHEHNSC/WHITE HOUSE NSC
 
UNCLAS JERUSALEM 000980 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
NEA FOR FRONT OFFICE AND IPA, NSC FOR ABRAMS/SINGH/WATERS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL KWBG IS PTER PGOV PINS ASEC
SUBJECT: MINOR FACTIONAL CLASHES; CONTINUED QASSAM ATTACKS 
AND ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES 
 
REF: JERUSALEM 964 AND PREVIOUS 
 
1.  (SBU) SUMMARY.  HAMAS GUNMEN RAIDED A FATAH "SPECIAL 
FORCE" TRAINING AREA IN CENTRAL GAZA MAY 24, BUT NO INJURIES 
RESULTED.  SENIOR FATAH CONTACTS SAY A HIGH-LEVEL FATAH 
DELEGATION WILL GO TO CAIRO MAY 26 TO MEET WITH EGYPTIAN 
OFFICIALS AND SENIOR HAMAS FIGURES TO SOLIDIFY THE FACTIONAL 
CEASEFIRE, DISCUSS POLITICAL DISPUTES AND CONSIDER A 
COMPREHENSIVE CEASEFIRE WITH ISRAEL.  14 QASSAM ROCKETS AND 
AT LEAST 2 MORTARS STRUCK ISRAEL, WITH SOME MORTAR DAMAGE AT 
EREZ CROSSING BUT NO REPORTED INJURIES OR DAMAGE FROM THE 
QASSAMS.  PALESTINIAN MEDIA AND SECURITY CONTACTS REPORT ONE 
PALESTINIAN WAS KILLED AND 12 INJURED IN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES 
AND SHELLING ON A BLACKSMITH SHOP, MONEY EXCHANGE SHOP AND 
MULTIPLE "EXECUTIVE FORCE" POSITIONS.  END SUMMARY. 
 
SPORADIC FACTIONAL FIGHTING; 
HIGHT-LEVEL FATAH-HAMAS MEETING 
------------------------------- 
 
2.  (SBU) HAMAS GUNMEN RAIDED A FATAH "SPECIAL FORCE" 
TRAINING AREA NEAR AL-BURAYJ REFUGEE CAMP MAY 24, CHASING OFF 
THE TRAINERS, STEALING A RIFLE AND HOISTING HAMAS BANNERS, 
BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  FIGHTING BETWEEN GAZA CLANS 
RESULTED IN ONE PALESTINIAN KILLED AND TWO OTHERS INJURED, 
BUT BOTH PALESTINIAN SECURITY CONTACTS AND HAMAS PRESS 
STATEMENTS SAY THE INCIDENT WAS UNRELATED TO FATAH-HAMAS 
TENSION. 
 
3.  (SBU) SENIOR FATAH CONTACTS SAY A HIGH-LEVEL FATAH 
DELEGATION WILL ARRIVE IN CAIRO ON MAY 26 TO MEET WITH 
EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS AND SENIOR HAMAS FIGURES TO SOLIDIFY THE 
FACTIONAL CEASEFIRE, ADDRESS OUTSTANDING POLITICAL DISPUTES, 
NEGOTIATE A COMPREHENSIVE CEASEFIRE WITH ISRAEL, AND DEVISE A 
FATAH-HAMAS PROGRAM OF POLITICAL PARTNERSHIP.  THE SAME 
CONTACTS REPORT HIGH-LEVEL FATAH-HAMAS MEETINGS IN GAZA SINCE 
MAY 22 TO DISCUSS A CEASEFIRE WITH ISRAEL (COVERING BOTH GAZA 
AND THE WEST BANK), BUT THE TALKS HAVE BEEN HELD IRREGULARLY 
BECAUSE HAMAS FEARS OF ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES ON THEIR LEADERS. 
 
QASSAMS AND ISRAELI STRIKES INTENSIFY 
------------------------------------- 
 
4.  (SBU) 14 QASSAM ROCKETS AND AT LEAST 2 MORTARS STRUCK 
ISRAEL FROM 1500 (LOCAL) MAY 24 TO 1400 MAY 25, WITH SOME 
MORTAR DAMAGE AT EREZ CROSSING BUT NO REPORTED INJURIES OR 
DAMAGE FROM THE QASSAMS. 
 
5.  (SBU) PALESTINIAN MEDIA AND SECURITY CONTACTS REPORT THAT 
IDF TANK FIRE KILLED A PALESTINIAN FARMER IN NORTHERN GAZA 
MAY 24.  LATE MAY 24, ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES AND SHELLING INJURED 
12 PALESTINIANS IN STRIKES ON A RAFAH BLACKSMITH SHOP, GAZA 
CITY MONEY EXCHANGE SHOP AND MULTIPLE "EXECUTIVE FORCE" 
POSITIONS. 
WALLES