AFTER DISENGAGEMENT II

Hamas Chiefs Insist Fight Goes On
Hamas leaders made a rare public appearance together Saturday in Gaza to assert the Palestinian militant group's right to continue its armed campaign against Israel. "Hamas confirms it is committed to armed resistance," Ismail Haniya said. The Hamas leaders positioned themselves in front of their green flag and draped themselves in the group's color, defying PA officials, who said on Friday that only the Palestinian flag should be used to celebrate Israel's withdrawal. (BBC News)

See also Hamas Vows to Continue Armed Fight
A senior Hamas member in Gaza, Mahmud Zahar, said: "This army will continue to defend our homeland as long as one inch of Palestine remains occupied." (Gulf Times-Qatar)

See also Fatah Armed Wing Praises Hamas on Keeping Guns
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of the Fatah movement, Sunday praised a statement by Hamas that it intends to hold on to its weapons after Israel withdraws from Gaza. (DPA/Ha'aretz)

Thousands of PLO Fighters to Move to Gaza - Khaled Abu Toameh
The PA is planning to move thousands of PLO fighters from Lebanon to Gaza after the disengagement, senior PA officials disclosed on Saturday. Abbas Zaki, a member of the Fatah central committee, who arrived in Beirut last week, said the PA was planning to move PLO fighters to Gaza from other Arab countries as well. (Jerusalem Post)

See also PA to Move Gunmen from Lebanon to Gaza - Roi Nahmias
Palestinian gunmen residing in Lebanese refugee camps will be transferred to Gaza via Egypt immediately after the pullout is completed, the Lebanese newspaper al-Hayat reported Saturday. Palestinian sources associated with Abbas Zaki said the move aims to provide the PA with an armed force that is not connected to any of the armed militias active in Gaza. (Ynet News)

Israel Leaving Gaza Palestinians Infrastructure, Hothouses Worth $80 Million - Yitzhak Benhorin
Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Danny Ayalon told the National Press Club in Washington Friday: "We are not leaving scorched earth behind. We are leaving behind infrastructures, maps, and hothouses valued at $80 million." Ayalon stressed that "everything depends on the Palestinian Authority," and said it must use its authority to act against terrorism, create employment and build housing, and resettle Palestinian refugees. He also said the PA must act to prevent incitement and prevent the Gaza Strip from turning into a weapons warehouse and a terror haven. (Ynet News)