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Palestinian Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, center left, and thousands of supporters participate in a rally near the Egyptian border at the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip Thursday Sept. 22, 2005. On Wednesday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas wrested a pledge from militants to stop holding armed parades in Gaza celebrating Israel's pullout. Since Israel's withdrawal last week Hamas and Islamic Jihad have staged several large rallies featuring gunmen firing in the air, that were intended to paint the pullout as an Israeli retreat following the scores of attacks they have waged against Israeli soldiers and civilians over the past five years. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra).