RAMALLAH-GAZA, September 30, 2007 (WAFA)-Hamas illegal executive force arrested on Sunday an influential member of Fatah group in the Gaza Strip, his family said.

Yehiyeh Rabah, a columnist in the Palestinian official daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, was arrested at his home shortly after midnight. Rabah, who is in his 70s, was the Palestinian ambassador to Yemen for more than 20 years.

Rabah had been interrogated by Hamas security two days ago and released.

Meanwhile, dozens of Palestinians were wounded overnight as Hamas illegal executive force attacked citizens and Fateh cadres in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis.