However, while most official security forces remain loyal to him, over the past year Hamas has created an alternative security structure, built around a 4000-member “Operational Force.” Moreover, Hamas has announced plans to recruit 1,500 additional security personnel for the West Bank, Fatah’s stronghold.
阿巴斯依然是巴勒斯坦总统，而且基本法规定他是所有巴勒斯坦安全部队的统帅。但是，尽管大多数的安全部队官员还是对他忠诚，去年以来，哈马斯建立了一支替代性的安全结构，组建了为数大约4,000人的“行动部队”。而且，哈马斯宣布在西岸，也就是法塔赫的根据地招募1,500名额外的安全人员。在最近数周内，双方在加沙地带经常爆发冲突，进一步突出了紧张局势。