GAZA, March 6 (KUNA) -- Speaker of Hamas at the legislative council, Salah Al-Bardawil called here Saturday for the initiation of a third intifada to protect the Islamic heritage sites in Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa Mosque, and other areas.
Speaking during a rally in Khan Yunis city, Gaza Strip, Bardawil noted that Islamic heritage sites had been under continuous threat from the Israeli government which is trying to add such sites to its national heritage locations.
The official criticized the Arab and Islamic states' silence over the issue, saying that their silence provided a green light for Israel to continue their violations.
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Report: Hamas admits losing control in Gaza
In a letter to Hamas political chief Khaled Meshal, the group's senior military commander has admitted losing control in Gaza, the Arabic-language newspaper A-Sharq Al-Awsat reported on Saturday.
According to the London-based newspaper, quoted by Army Radio, Ahmed Jabri sent an urgent dispatch to the Damascus-based Meshal, warning him that the security situation in Gaza is "deteriorating".
"Recently a series of explosions has raised fears in Gaza," Jabri wrote. Gaza had descended into "anarchy", he said.
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