After Debka reported the exis­tence of Fath Al-Islam in Gaza, Hamas has denied the exis­tence of the group in Gaza, accus­ing the Fatah move­ment led by Pales­tin­ian Pres­i­dent Mah­moud Abbas coop­er­at­ing with the Israeli to spread such rumors rally the world against Hamas and bring inter­na­tional forces to the Gaza Strip.

Hamas spokesman Al-Masri advised the Pales­tin­ian author­ity to tell lies that can be accepted by the world community.