Fighting between Fatah and Hamas gunmen intensified yesterday in the Gaza Strip and claimed the lives of five Palestinians.
Four of the dead were Fatah militants and one was a civilian caught in the cross-fire.
In the bloodiest incident yesterday, three members of Fatah's Preventive Security Service were shot dead in Khan Yunis when their vehicle came under attack by gunmen. Fatah blamed Hamas for the attack.
Earlier, a 22-year-old Palestinian woman, Mona Salha, was killed when a bullet struck her in the head during an exchange of fire between Fatah and Hamas gunmen at the Jabalya refugee camp near Gaza City. A dozen other people were injured in those clashes.
Intense gun battles continued throughout the afternoon in Jabalya, but there were no reports of further casualties.
At noon, gunmen shot and killed a member of Fatah in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses said that the Fatah man was on the roof of a residential building when he was shot.
Hamas said that two of its men were injured, one seriously, while patrolling in a vehicle belonging to a security organization affiliated with the radical Islamic group.
Palestinian security sources said yesterday that they had urged all foreign nationals to evacuate the Gaza Strip because of threats to kidnap them. However, foreign organizations in Gaza said that they were not aware of such an announcement by the Palestinian security forces. Meanwhile, Palestinian colleagues of a kidnapped AFP photographer, Jaime Razuri, called on his abductors to release their friend. They said that the life of the 50-year-old Peruvian, who was kidnapped on Monday, is threatened by a heart disorder for which he requires medication. No group has claimed responsibility for his abduction.
It was still unclear yesterday whether Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh will be returning to anarchic Gaza today. He has been on pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, and has been informed of the unprecedented security measures planned by representatives of Israel, the Palestinian Authority, the United States and the European Union in anticipation of his return.
Representatives of the four parties met in Jerusalem yesterday to coordinate security arrangements concluded during Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's meeting with PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas nearly two weeks ago. They also discussed the operation of the Rafah crossing between Sinai and Gaza in anticipation of Haniyeh's arrival.
The parties agreed that the Saudi Arabian aircraft carrying Haniyeh would land in El-Arish and undergo a detailed security inspection by a joint American-Egyptian team, in the presence of Nizami Muhane, the PA official responsible for the border crossings. If the inspection finds any weapons or money, they will be confiscated. Afterward, Egypt will inform the EU monitors at Rafah that Haniyeh and his aides are "clean" of both weapons and money. Then, after completing the rudimentary inspection reserved for VIPs, Haniyeh and his entourage will enter Gaza in four armored vehicles belonging to the office of the PA chairman.
Haniyeh tried to enter the Gaza Strip two weeks ago carrying large sums of cash donated to Hamas during his visit to Iran and other Muslim countries that support the organization. However, his entry was delayed for many hours, and he was ultimately allowed to enter Gaza only after surrendering the cash to aides in Egypt. Both Abbas and Israel are trying to avoid a repetition of this scenario, which resulted in tensions among Fatah and Hamas, and also elevated Haniyeh to the status of hero among Hamas supporters.
why the hell are they fighting each other for, stuid fatah.. they cant accept that the power is with hamas.. if they joined together and united palestine would be strong.. they can join both armies together and get there land back form the zionists..
. fatah are greedy for power. they'll do anything.. no wonder the palestinians didnt elect them there too corrupt...
why the hell are they fighting each other for, stuid fatah.. they cant accept that the power is with hamas.. if they joined together and united palestine would be strong.. they can join both armies together and get there land back form the zionists..
. fatah are greedy for power. they'll do anything.. no wonder the palestinians didnt elect them there too corrupt...
Perhaps instead of "getting land back from Zionists", Fatah and Hamas should worry more about improving the lives of their people. Instead of spending all the foreign money on buying rockets and ammunition they should concern themselves with social services for the people they claim to be fighting for.
"Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is."
The thing is, Hamas is kind of a single-issue party, and people tend to vote for those over multi-issue parties if the precieved problem matters enough...
Perhaps instead of "getting land back from Zionists", Fatah and Hamas should worry more about improving the lives of their people.
Fatah dont care about improving the palestinians lives they just care about power. hamas is doing all the work.. heloing the poor, builidng schools. and fighting at the same time..
Instead of spending all the foreign money on buying rockets and ammunition
Where do they buy there rockets from, they make ther own rockets.. They aint got no money.. They stole therte money from them.. the greedy pigs,, they streal everything there land and even there money and jsut recently they gave it back...
The thing is, Hamas is kind of a single-issue party, and people tend to vote for those over multi-issue parties if the precieved problem matters enough...
So by that logic, the people voted in Hamas because they wanted war with Israel. If they want war with Israel, why complain when they get it?
"Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is."
So by that logic, the people voted in Hamas because they wanted war with Israel. If they want war with Israel, why complain when they get it?
It seemed like a good idea at the time. Because Fatah did not do enough about Israel, probably because it had to concentrate on anything else, the Palestinians saw Hamas' proposed policies, and thought they would help. But unfortunately they forgot that Hamas' policies were only about Israel, and now they are stuck with a party which only fights and does not help it's country.
I think Hamas was voted in because of frustration with Fatah and corruption--and because there was an appearance of Western support for Fatah. An endorsement by Bush or Blair is just about the worst thing Fatah could have received.
Perhaps instead of "getting land back from Zionists", Fatah and Hamas should worry more about improving the lives of their people. Instead of spending all the foreign money on buying rockets and ammunition they should concern themselves with social services for the people they claim to be fighting for.
You must be the most smartest person I have ever seen. And you are completely and absolutely correct.
Everyone should just stop fighting, period. It is pointless for these fights to occur or continue. Especially, when all the prophets throughout history and in every religion are against such stupidity.
The people is what is important and hope those individuals will soon realize it. We are one race and one people. Our divisions and differences are meager at best and all Allah wants is for us to get along. If he didn't, why would he constantly send prophets to us to tell us messages of peace?
It is quite obvious, Allah wants us all to get along. So why don't we do that?
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GGRRR!! Feed them to the hogs!
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