BBC Monitoring

Text of report in English by independent, non-governmental Palestinian Ma'an News Agency website

["Union of Palestinian Journalists Claims Hamas Militias Targeting Their Member" - Ma'an headline]

Gaza, 6 November (Ma'an) -The Union of Palestinian Journalists on 6 November condemned the raid on the home of union member Hisham Saqalla. In a statement the union accused what they called "Hamas executive militias" of carrying out the raid after a series of threats from the spokesperson of the deposed Palestinian prime minister, Isma'il Haniyah. According to the statement, several members of the Palestinian Union of Journalists are being threatened and blackmailed on a daily basis by the Hamas-led government.

Source: Ma'an News Agency website, Bethlehem, in English 1715 gmt 6 Nov 07