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President Abbas against Hamas shooting rockets into Israel

"Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Hamas to end its hail of rockets on Israel as Israeli leaders signalled they were preparing to invade the Gaza Strip to stop the barrages."

“What are you trying to achieve by sending rockets?” Mr. Abbas asked on Palestine TV, without explicitly naming Hamas, which recently lent its backing to his government after a seven-year rift. “We prefer to fight with wisdom and politics.”

"It was the first time he has openly criticized Hamas for firing hundreds of rockets into Israel over the past month."

From: Mahmoud Abbas slams Hamas over rocket attacks on Israel: ‘What are you trying to achieve?’ - Fadwa Hodali and Calev Ben-David, Bloomberg News - National Post - July 10, 2014