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Hamas frees Fayyad advisor detained in Gaza over a month ago

By Reuters

Tags: Gaza, Hamas, Fatah, PA

An advisor to Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad who was arrested by Hamas forces in the Gaza Strip was freed on Friday after being held by the Islamist group for more than a month, Hamas and Fayyad's office said.

Omar al-Ghoul was the most senior official in the Palestinian Authority to be arrested since Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip after routing secular Fatah forces in June.

Fayyad was appointed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to lead a Western-backed administration in the West Bank after Hamas's Gaza takeover.

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Ghoul, a well-known columnist for local newspapers and a frequent critic of Hamas, had been taken from his home in Gaza in December, Fatah officials said.

Hamas said it released Ghoul after lengthy mediation with Palestinian factions.

Jamal Zaqqout, an aide to Fayyad, accused Hamas of torturing Ghoul and called his detainment "a violation to human rights".

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1.	hamas= legitimate government	13:33	\|	American living here	01/02/08

2.	they should have shaved his tash!	14:10	\|	Brtiman	01/02/08

3.	The inhabitants of Gaza.	15:39	\|	Harold Lane	01/02/08

4.	Harol Lane: Israel itself was created through terror	18:18	\|	Londoner	01/02/08

5.	Israel is a terrorist regime - Palestinians` right to self defens	22:08	\|	nobodysacred	01/02/08

6.	To #1	23:16	\|	Some Random Guy	01/02/08

7.	#4 londoner with problems of history and fact	23:25	\|	v hardman	01/02/08

8.	Al-Ghoul Released by Hamas	23:43	\|	Reid	01/02/08

9.	#3 Harold Lane ...a lot of them have left	03:47	\|	Lynn	02/02/08

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13:06 Hamas frees Fayyad advisor detained in Gaza over a month ago