Mon, Oct 23, 2006 - Page 6 News List

Abbas names new security chief

FIXER Following the killing of a top Abbas aide and an Iranian offer to help train Hamas security forces, the Palestinian leader brought back a controversial figure

AGENCIES , JERUSALEM AND GAZA

Fatah blamed Hamas for the attack that killed Mohammed Shahadeh, commander of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in the Bureij camp, and ordered its forces across the Gaza Strip to go on alert, Fatah officials said.

There was no immediate comment from Hamas.

At least 19 Palestinians have been killed this month in internal violence.

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