Hamas Officers Killed In Gaza Clashes

Palestinian mourners carry the body of a Hamas militant during his funeral in the Nusairat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip in April. Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has accused Fatah rivals of briefly kidnapping one of their West Bank political leaders and threatening to kill him unless fighting in Gaza ended. (AFP/File/Mahmud Hams)

From Yahoo News/Reuters:

GAZA (Reuters) - Three Hamas policemen and a member of a pro-Fatah clan were killed on Saturday in the Gaza Strip, medics said, in internecine violence that could complicate Arab-backed efforts to reconcile the rival Palestinian factions.

The latest violence erupted when Hamas gunmen circled a neighborhood in Gaza City to arrest members of the Helles clan who the Islamist group believe were behind a series of bombings that killed six people last Friday.

Hamas blamed Fatah for the attacks in which five Hamas gunmen and a girl were killed. Fatah denied any involvement.

Hospital officials said five Hamas officers and at least 40 other people, including members of the Helles clan, affiliated with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction, were wounded in Saturday's clashes.

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More News On The Conflict Between Hamas And Fatah

Hamas Figure Abu-Marzuq Hints at Collapse of Calm, Defends Gaza Arrests -- iStockAnalyst
Hamas battles pro-Fatah clan in Gaza City -- CNN
Palestinian factions battle in Gaza City -- UPI
Hamas officers killed in Gaza clashes -- Swiss Info
Hamas police dead and injured as internal fight continues -- Palestinian News Network
Gaza battle kills Hamas militants -- BBC
Hamas police shut down PFLP radio in Gaza -- China View
Fatah militants hold top Hamas leader as hostage in Nablus -- China View
Hamas releases ten senior Fatah leaders -- China View
Abbas: Release 200 Hamas prisoners in West Bank -- Tehran Times
PFLP: “Hamas and Fateh crossed all red lines in Gaza and the West Bank” -- International Middle East Media Center
Hamas says it is closing in on bombing suspects -- AP
Hamas to violently deal with the outlaws -- China View
Hamas says "era of mercy" gone, threatens executions -- M&C

My Comment: The Palestinian people are now being divided into tribes, religious affiliation, secular groups, and political parties .... they all are now at war with each other, and they are all now dependent on foreign aid. What a hellhole to live in.