Some in Gaza want revenge, not reconciliation

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GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories — Palestinian Musa Abu Jarrad shrugs off any notion of reconciling with the Hamas group he blames for the death of his son, a Fatah member, in 2007 factional fighting in Gaza.

"The angel Gabriel himself couldn't make me reconcile with my boy's killers," the 70-year-old says, anger shaking his slender frame.

Abu Jarrad lost his son Bahaa, 36, in fighting that erupted between members of the rival political groups a year after Hamas won a surprise electoral victory.

His anger and wish for revenge is shared by many grieving families, even as Hamas and Fatah seek to implement a unity deal.

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