Ihab al-Ghussein

Ihab al-Ghussein is the current de facto spokesman of the Interior Ministry of the Palestinian National Authority based in the Hamas-administrated Gaza Strip.

He was involved in merging the Executive Force of Hamas into the Palestinian security forces which includes police, national and internal security, civil defense forces and firefighters.^[1] Al-Ghussein ordered the release of 150 prisoners who were members of Fatah and other Palestinian factions.^[2] During Israel's air strikes against Hamas government buildings in Operation Cast Lead, in which Israel said it killed Hamas operatives launching rockets, al-Ghussein replied that the killed were "Gazans at work, not activists launching rockets as Israel."^[3]

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^ Hamas disbands Executive Force, absorbs troops into police (Extra) Monsters and Critics.
^ Hamas frees 150 prisoners from Gazan jails Xinhua News Agency.
^ Hamas: 120 police dead, 95% of security buildings demolished and hundreds of civilians slain Archived 2016-04-16 at the Wayback Machine Ma'an News Agency.

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[1] Hamas disbands Executive Force, absorbs troops into police (Extra) Monsters and Critics.

[2] Hamas frees 150 prisoners from Gazan jails Xinhua News Agency.

[3] Hamas: 120 police dead, 95% of security buildings demolished and hundreds of civilians slain Archived 2016-04-16 at the Wayback Machine Ma'an News Agency.

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