Thousands of masked Hamas gunmen marched in formation through abandoned Jewish settlements Friday, firing in the air and trampling an Israeli flag in the Islamic militant group’s largest military-style victory parade since the Gaza withdrawal. The show of force — and the Palestinian Authority’s persistent failure to stop people from crossing Gaza’s border into Egypt — underscored Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas’ trouble asserting control. Abbas pledged Friday to seal the chaotic frontier in “two or three days,” but previous deadlines passed without change.Full Story