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Palestinians Vow To Find Killers

Palestinian leaders condemned the pre-dawn assassination of the former head of the Gaza Strip`s general security agency last week, pledging to capture his killers to demonstrate that the elected government is in control of this coastal region.

The killing came as Israel made the final preparations to end its military presence in the Gaza Strip, the first time since the territory was captured in the the Six-Day War over 38 years ago.

The test now for the Palestinians after gaining control of Gaza is to show the world that they are able to get their affairs in order and start building what they hope will be a future state, though many doubt that with the many factions and competing ideologies the task will be an easy or quick one.