The Palestinian Authority closed six Hamas offices in the Gaza Strip. The offices included a planning office, a printing press and food storehouses, Israel Radio reported. Since Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat’s address on Sunday calling for an end to attacks on Israel, 33 Hamas and Islamic Jihad offices have been closed in the Gaza Strip and three offices in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
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