HAMAS GIVES AL-QAEDA FOOTHOLD IN GAZA

Abbas: Hamas Is Giving Al-Qaeda a Foothold in Gaza (Reuters)
"Through Hamas, al-Qaeda is entering the Gaza Strip," Mahmoud Abbas told Italian state television RAI on Tuesday. "It is Hamas that is protecting al-Qaeda, and through its bloody behavior Hamas has become very close to al-Qaeda," he said.

See also The Growing al-Qaeda Presence in the Hamas-Controlled Gaza Strip - Lt. Col. (res.) Jonathan D. Halevi (JCPA)