DAR AL HARB/ISLAM: PSA INTELLIGENCE FILES EXPOSING U.S. & ISRAELI TIES IN HAMAS' HANDS

Hamas seized intel files exposing Palestinian Authority ties with U.S., Israel

GAZA CITY — Hamas has captured the intelligence files of the Palestinian Authority, including evidence of significant cooperation with Israel, the United States and Arab countries.

A Palestinian source said Hamas has hauled away files from the two leading security agencies under the control of PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas — the Preventive Security Apparatus and General Intelligence, both of which had extensive liaisons with Arab and Western countries.

"If these files are thorough, then Hamas will know just about every secret," the Palestinian security source said. "That means, the requests of foreign nations, funding, meetings, joint operations, you name it."

Egypt, Israel and the United States were regarded as the major liaisons with PSA, founded by Mohammed Dahlan. All three countries significantly aided the agency in intelligence and security cooperation.

"Dahlan's job was to provide warnings of planned attacks or other threats, particularly to the United States, which has the least intelligence assets in the Gaza Strip," the source said. "Egypt and Israel used PSA as well, but not to the same extent."

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With the capture of GI and PSA headquarters, Hamas is believed to have obtained at least 14 years of intelligence files. The source said Hamas would probably share these files with its chief allies, Iran and Syria.

"I expect some of the material will be released for propaganda purposes to show how Fatah spied and persecuted Palestinians," the source said. "But most of the files will be kept locked away and used for strategic missions."



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