Religious War in Gaza: Police Beat Shiite Muslims

Police in Gaza, ruled by Hamas’ Sunni Muslims, broke the bones of several Shi’ite Muslims last week, a further sign of a break between Iran and Hamas.

Iran drastically reduced funding to Hamas this past summer after the Gaza regime did not back Iran’s support for beleaguered Syrian President Bashar Assad, a key ally of the Ahmadinejad regime.

Masked Hamas police last week beat a group of Shi’ite Muslims, a tiny minority in contrast to the overwhelming Sunni Muslim majority, as they were observing the end of the 40-day mourning period for the grandson of  the Muslim prophet Mohammed.

Interior Ministry spokesman Ihab Ghussein insisted that the police acted against "outlaws" who were planning "criminal acts," according to a Fox News report.