After weeks of absorbing criticism from Hamas, Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas struck back Tuesday, accusing the Gaza terror group's leadership of running away to Sinai during Operation Cast Lead this past January. "Hamas leaders escaped, leaving its people to die" as Israel fought to end rocket attacks from Gaza on southern Israel, Abbas told reporters during a tour of Jenin Tuesday.
"There are many Gaza Arabs today who are homeless because of them. We asked Hamas to calm things down even before the IDF operation in Gaza, but they refused. All of the sudden they are killing today anyone opposed to calm with Israel," he said.