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Well, it figures that the bloodshed, once started, would not cease so easily, and it didn't. The civil war between Hamas and Fatah continues:
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USA Today: Hamas leader: Armed resistance best GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A senior leader of the Gaza Strip's ruling Hamas movement says armed resistance is the "most effective" way to fight the Israelis, and that Palestinian plans to ask the...
- Gaza Offices Ransacked, And A University Building Is Torched
If it wasn't mentioned before, it is now: In Gaza City, the coastal strip's largest town, Fatah gunmen stormed the Agriculture Ministry, ransacking offices and stealing computers, servers and official documents, said Agriculture Minister Mohammed...
- Palestinian Government Shuts Offices
From BBC: The Palestinian government says work will cease in all government offices a day after its headquarters in Ramallah were stormed by protesters. The Hamas-led administration said the suspension also followed "attempts to kidnap officials". The...
- Eight Died In Gaza
BBC: Eight Palestinians, including four civilians, have been killed and about 60 injured in gunfights between rival political factions (¡!) in the Gaza Strip. Clashes broke out as militiamen loyal to the ruling party Hamas tried to break up protests...
- Tension Erupts Between Fatah, Hamas In Gaza
From Yahoo News:GAZA (Reuters) - A bomb blew up outside the house of a senior Palestinian security commander in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, increasing tensions between President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction and the militant Islamic group Hamas.The...
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Hamas-Fatah violence bleeds on, and so do the casualties
Well, it figures that the bloodshed, once started, would not cease so easily, and it didn't. The civil war between Hamas and Fatah continues:
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Gunmen armed with mortars and grenades fought in several areas of Gaza City on Saturday, killing two men on the third straight day of factional clashes linked to the power struggle over the Palestinian government.I get the feeling that they won't have any new elections, and there weren't really any to begin with. And this is one of the bloodiest outbursts I've seen so far between them.
The deaths brought to 20 the number of Palestinians killed since late Thursday, and at least 66 people were wounded, medical officials said. The rival Hamas and Fatah movements traded angry accusations, and each held several supporters of the other side hostage.
The violence froze talks about bringing Fatah into the Hamas-led government, negotiators said. Fatah's leader, moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said he would go ahead with his plan to call early elections if the coalition negotiations fail to produce results within two to three weeks.
The Gaza fighting, which started late Thursday, was among the deadliest in nearly two months.
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USA Today: Hamas leader: Armed resistance best GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A senior leader of the Gaza Strip's ruling Hamas movement says armed resistance is the "most effective" way to fight the Israelis, and that Palestinian plans to ask the...
- Gaza Offices Ransacked, And A University Building Is Torched
If it wasn't mentioned before, it is now: In Gaza City, the coastal strip's largest town, Fatah gunmen stormed the Agriculture Ministry, ransacking offices and stealing computers, servers and official documents, said Agriculture Minister Mohammed...
- Palestinian Government Shuts Offices
From BBC: The Palestinian government says work will cease in all government offices a day after its headquarters in Ramallah were stormed by protesters. The Hamas-led administration said the suspension also followed "attempts to kidnap officials". The...
- Eight Died In Gaza
BBC: Eight Palestinians, including four civilians, have been killed and about 60 injured in gunfights between rival political factions (¡!) in the Gaza Strip. Clashes broke out as militiamen loyal to the ruling party Hamas tried to break up protests...
- Tension Erupts Between Fatah, Hamas In Gaza
From Yahoo News:GAZA (Reuters) - A bomb blew up outside the house of a senior Palestinian security commander in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, increasing tensions between President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction and the militant Islamic group Hamas.The...