Fatah-Hamas Animosity Spreads To Internet As Fatah Hacks Into Hamas Website

Amid the growing animosity between the Fatah and Hamas organizations, the conflict is now spreading to the internet. On Tuesday, Fatah hackers brought down a website belonging to Hamas’s military wing, precisely two months after the site was breached by an Israeli group called Fanat Al Radical. The hackers planted several messages on the Hamas site including one warning Hamas not to attribute the vandalism to Israeli intelligence services. “This is only Fatah youth and the hackers of Palestine. Our commander is Abu Mazen and we will not accept anyone but him," the message read. This is not the first time Fatah hackers have breached a Hamas-affiliated website. One hacker boasted of his previous anti-Hamas web exploits, posting a message saying “Hello guys from Hamas. How's it going? You must be fed up with me by now. I just wanted to say hello to you again and tell you that next on my list is Hamas TV and of course, we shouldn't forget Al-Aksa Radio. Don't be angry, guys…I promise that you will never rest." The message was concluded with a photo of Fatah's former military commander in the Gaza Strip, Samih al-Madhoun, who was murdered by Hamas during the group's military coup in the Gaza Strip last year. The hacker’s concluded by saying that "Even if Samih died, thousands and millions like him shall follow." 08/27/08