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During a visit to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, influential Muslim cleric Yusuf al Qaradawi said, "Our wish should be that we carry out Jihad to death." A Hamas official denied reports that Qatar and Hamas' relationship is weakening. Nine Hamas members were reportedly detained by PA security forces in the West Bank. A poll found that 45 percent of Palestinians believe "armed struggle" is the best way to achieve statehood.