GAZA, June 16 (Reuters) - Hamas threatened on Saturday to retaliate in the occupied West Bank against President Mahmoud Abbas's forces if they did not stop Fatah "terrorism" there against members of the Islamist group.

Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri said 150 Hamas supporters have been "abducted" in the occupied West Bank following Hamas's bloody takeover of the Gaza Strip.

"What is happening in the West Bank is a real coup and real terrorism," Abu Zuhri said. "We will not stand handcuffed against these crimes in the West Bank. We will take all steps to secure an end to these crimes."

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