Courtesy of the Jerusalem Post:

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

Hamas on Wednesday accused the US of promoting civil war among the Palestinians by transferring $86 million to strengthen forces loyal to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.

Meanwhile, the PA Ministry of Health announced that 58 Palestinians were killed in the fighting between Hamas and Fatah during January. Half of the victims were killed in armed clashes that erupted between the two parties in the Gaza Strip in the last week of the month, the ministry said.

Apart from embarrassing Abbas and his Fatah party, the public announcement drew sharp criticism from Hamas and other radical Palestinian factions.

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