Hamas and Islamic Jihad expressed sorrow over the fall of Saddam Hussein. An official with Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip said the resistance to U.S. forces in Iraq eventually would be victorious, according to Israel Radio. Palestinian Authority newspapers also expressed their displeasure over the Iraqi leader’s fall.
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