GAZA, January 18, 2007 (WAFA) - MP Mohammed Dahlan, Head of Security and Interior Committee in the Legislative Council and Member of Fateh Revolutionary Council, said Thursday " we know many tunnels aimed at assassinating Fateh leaders and we are waiting for the government's reaction towards them."

Dahlan said, in an interview with the BBC, "since Hamas won the election, we told its leader that the only solution is a unity government with a program that gains the Palestinian people's and the PLC's consensus, a program that can deal with the requirements of the international community and the Arab nations."

Dahlan added that the no Palestinian government can ever erase the 40-year long history of the PLO, asserting the "simply, Hamas believes that it democratically won the elections and now it wants to change everything on its own ways and this is unacceptable."

Regarding the unity government its portfolios, Dahlan said we as Fateh do not seek any portfolio and we have reiterated this times and times, adding "what we are seeking is a unity government based on wise principles."

A.D (15.50P) (13.50GMT)