Ashraf Jum'a: Al-Aqsa Brigades still part of Fatah despite truce-breaking
attack
Date: 29 / 06 / 2008 Time: 16:34
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Gaza - Ma'an - Ashraf Jum'a, a Fatah-affiliated member of the Palestinian
Legislative Council (PLC) denied a report on Tuesday that Fatah had
withdrawn organizational support for its military wing, the Al-Aqsa
Brigades, after the organization launched homemade projectiles at Israel in
violation of a Hamas-Israel ceasefire in Gaza.

According to Jum'a, the accusation that Fatah had withdrawn support for its
fighters came from Taher An-Nunu, a spokesperson for the Hamas-run de facto
government of the Gaza Strip.

Jum'a, while reaffirming that the Al-Aqsa Brigades are a part of the Fatah
movement, called on Fatah's fighters to abide by the Egyptian-brokered
truce. He said Fatah, the Palestinian Authority, and Palestinian President
Mahmoud Abbas support the truce.

Jum'a also demanded that the de facto government release Mohammad Abu
Ermaneh (known as Abu Qusay), the spokesperson of the Al-Aqsa Brigades in
Gaza. According to Jum'a, Hamas-allied security forces arrested Abu Qusay
earlier on Sunday.

Abu Qusay was the spokesperson who first claimed responsibility on behalf of
the Al-Aqsa Brigades for the truce-breaking projectile attack.