A masked Palestinian Hamas militant stands guard in front of a giant poster of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, in Gaza City's Unknown Soldier square, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2005. In a direct challenge to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, who has appealed to militants not to flaunt their weapons in public, dozens of masked Hamas gunmen briefly took over Gaza City's central square, keeping police cruisers at bay as they announced they would not halt attacks despite Israel's withdrawal from Gaza. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
AP - Aug 20 4:08 AM