Islamic Jihad: Hamas has secret ceasefire deal with Israel

[oberliner]

Gaza – Ma'an – De facto government police in Gaza released on Sunday a group of resistance fighters affiliated with the militant wings of Islamic Jihad and Fatah following a four-hour detention, sources within the movements said.

The release was conditional, sources said, and the men were asked to promise to abstain from any resistance activity in the near future. According to a second source, the group was planning a "qualitative operation" against Israeli forces somewhere in Gaza.

According to Islamic Jihad officials, de facto government security officers asked the resistance fighters to halt resistance activity because of the existence of a "secret ceasefire agreement" between the Gaza government and Israel.

The detention comes amid conflict between Hamas and Islamic Jihad, with the de facto government promising to halt the launch of homemade projectiles temporarily, and Islamic Jihad leaders refusing to give up what they call their right and duty to resist Israel.

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=275768

[LeftishBrit]

1. I hope that's true- though I wouldn't take Islamic Jihad as a reliable source on such things.