Gunmen kill Fatah militant in Gaza, clashes break out (Reuters)

[Eugene]

Gunmen kill Fatah militant in Gaza, clashes break out

By Nidal al-Mughrabi
30 minutes ago

GAZA (Reuters) - Unknown gunmen killed a member of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's
Fatah faction in Gaza on Wednesday and a car carrying Hamas security officers was ambushed,
as simmering internal tensions threatened to erupt.

A gunbattle between militants loyal to Fatah and the ruling Hamas movement broke out in the
Jabalya refugee camp soon after the two incidents in northern Gaza, witnesses said. It was
unclear if anyone was hurt.

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Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070103/wl_nm/palestinians_dc

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1. 4 Killed in Renewed Violence in Gaza (AP)

4 Killed in Renewed Violence in Gaza


Wednesday January 3, 2007 5:46 PM

By IBRAHIM BARZAK

Associated Press Writer

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Four Palestinians were killed Wednesday in a resurgence
of factional violence in Gaza, leading to fears an already fragile truce between the
rival Hamas and Fatah factions would completely collapse.

The latest fighting came two days after Fatah and Hamas militants carried out a series
of kidnappings and engaged in gunbattles in violation of a mid-December truce between
the two groups, which are vying for control of the Palestinian government.

Rival gunmen poured into the streets of the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya after a
25-year-old militant from President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party was shot and killed.
A woman was shot in the head and killed in the ensuing gunbattle, and 12 other people
were moderately hurt, hospital and security officials said.

Later in the afternoon, a group of gunmen ambushed Fatah-allied Palestinian security
officers in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis, blasting their police car with
bullets and a rocket-propelled grenade, and killing two of the officers, according to
witnesses.

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Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6319914,00.html