Hamas security forces patrol the area during a crack down on the Fatah-linked Hilles clan, alleging that suspects in last week's bombing had found refuge in a Hilles-controlled area in the Shijaiyeh neighborhood in Gaza City, Satuday, Aug. 2, 2008. Hamas forces on Saturday battled Fatah gunmen with mortars and machine guns in a crowded Gaza City neighborhood, leaving four dead and 80 wounded in one of Gaza's bloodiest rounds of internal fighting since Hamas seized the territory more than a year ago.(AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)From Yahoo News/AP:
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Hamas forces battled Fatah-linked fighters with mortars and machine guns in a crowded Gaza neighborhood Saturday, leaving at least nine dead in the worst Palestinian infighting in nine months.
About 88 people were injured, 12 of them children, hospital officials said.
Loud explosions and gunfire could be heard throughout the day in the Gaza City neighborhood of Shijaiyeh, a stronghold of the Fatah-allied Hilles clan. Hamas accuses the clan of hiding suspects responsible for a car bombing last week that killed five activists of the Islamic militant group.
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More News On Gaza, And The Battles Between Hamas And Fatah
Nine killed, 95 hurt in Hamas-Fatah violence in Gaza -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Palestinian Infighting Escalates; 9 Killed -- CBS
Palestinian infighting in Gaza escalates, 9 dead -- USA Today
Confrontations in Gaza, deadliest in a year -- National Post
150 Fatah supporters enter Israel after Hamas takes over east Gaza -- CNN
Israel lets fleeing Fatah men in after deadly Gaza clashes -- Yahoo News/AFP
Israel lets in 188 Fatah loyalists -- Haaretz
Analysis: Another nail in the coffin for Fatah -- Jerusalem Post
My Comment: Hamas now completely controls the Gaza strip. Next stop is the West Bank.
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