Intra-Hamas split reportedly widening

Palestine Press Agency is reporting that the split between Hamas' political wing of Khaled Meshal and its Qassam Brigades is getting deeper.

According to the report, the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt is trying to fix the rift, caused by the Qassam Brigades wanting to ally with Iran and Hezbollah while Meshal wants to be on the side of the Islamists in Syria.

Hezbollah has reportedly expelled Hamas from Lebanon because of Meshal's position.

Muhammad Badi, leader of the Muslim Brotherhood movement, and his deputy Khairat Al-Shater tried and failed to achieve a consensus between the two groups, which led to the postponement of the Hamas Shura Council meeting that had been scheduled to take place last Monday in Cairo.

Hamas leaders fear that the split will become public, which could account for the meeting being postponed indefinitely. No official reason was given for the postponement.

It looks like not only is unity impossible between Hamas and Fatah, but also between Hamas and Hamas.