Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades fighters take part in a rally in Khan Yunis, October 2007. (AFP, File Photo)

    GAZA, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Sami Abu Zuhri, Islamic Hamas movement spokesman said Sunday his movement would not hand over Gaza Strip before resuming dialogue with rival Fatah movement.

    Abu Zuhri told reporters that Hamas rejects handing over Gaza security headquarters to President Mahmoud Abbas "because those headquarters were led by corrupt chiefs."

    Following weeks of fierce armed clashes between Fatah and Hamas militants, the latter's militants ousted security forces loyal to Abbas and Fatah militias and took control of the enclave in mid June.

    "Abbas himself accused the chiefs of security forces in Gaza for being corrupt, so Hamas won't hand-over these headquarters before resuming the dialogue," said Abu Zuhri.

    Abbas conditioned the resumption of dialogue with Hamas on the movement ending takeover of the Gaza Strip. Hamas rejected it, saying "dialogue should be unconditionally resumed."

    On the possibility to resume dialogue with Fatah, Abu Zuhri called for a powerful third party "able to end differences between the two movements and able to pressure both sides to resume dialogue." However, he said "all other factions are biased to Fatah side."

    Meanwhile, Abu Zuhri denied an earlier Israeli report saying that Hamas movement asked for a mutual truce with Israel in a letter addressed to the Israeli government via a mediator.

    "We haven't sent any letter to anybody in Israel," said Abu Zuhri.

    Fatah movement's spokesman Fahmi al-Za'areer said that his movement wouldn't change its conditions to resume any dialogue with Hamas movement, adding "there is a national consensus that rejects Hamas takeover of Gaza."

    Za'areer accused Hamas leaders of putting "impossible conditions for the resumption of dialogue, adding that "ending the takeover is easier than resuming dialogue."

    "Hamas should end its grip on the Gaza Strip, and then there will be a possibility to sit and talk about all other differences," said al-Za'areer.