Lebanon's crisis strikes discord in Palestinian Gaza
- August 10, 2010
- News
The Palestinian Hamas rulers of Gaza and Jihad Islami have called up their military wings to fight it out in a quarrel reflecting the strains in Lebanon between the pro-Syrian and pro-Iranian factions over the Saudi move to pull Damascus away from its support for the Lebanese Hizballah and Iran's counter-moves. debkafile's military sources report the situation in Gaza is close to flashpoint between corresponding factions and hope the violence brewing will not spill over into Israel.