Hamas, Fatah leaders have no control over their organizations.
A Palestinian Hamas militant gestures from his position in front red graffiti
which reads in Arabic, "Hamas" along a street in Gaza City.
On Friday alone, the day's death toll reached 17, including four children, and more than 200 people were wounded. Casualties were so high that hospitals ran out of ambulances to transport the dead and wounded, and blood supplies were running low.
The cease-fire agreement was announced late Friday on the deadliest single day of battles between the two sides, who have been fighting for control of the Palestinian government since the Islamic militant Hamas ousted Fatah from power in last year's elections.
Palestinian officials said the deal was approved by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah and Hamas' supreme leader, Khaled Mashaal. But the cease-fire — the second announced this week — showed no signs of taking hold.
Palestinians look at a burning building at the al-Quds University, after
it was attacked by gunmen in Gaza February 2, 2007.
More than 100 Palestinians have been killed in internal violence since Hamas, which rejects
Israel's right to exist, won parliamentary elections a year ago and wrested power from Fatah, which advocates peacemaking with the Jewish state.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070203/ap_ … lestinians
A Palestinian Hamas militant gestures from his position in front red graffiti
which reads in Arabic, "Hamas" along a street in Gaza City.
On Friday alone, the day's death toll reached 17, including four children, and more than 200 people were wounded. Casualties were so high that hospitals ran out of ambulances to transport the dead and wounded, and blood supplies were running low.
The cease-fire agreement was announced late Friday on the deadliest single day of battles between the two sides, who have been fighting for control of the Palestinian government since the Islamic militant Hamas ousted Fatah from power in last year's elections.
Palestinian officials said the deal was approved by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah and Hamas' supreme leader, Khaled Mashaal. But the cease-fire — the second announced this week — showed no signs of taking hold.
Palestinians look at a burning building at the al-Quds University, after
it was attacked by gunmen in Gaza February 2, 2007.
More than 100 Palestinians have been killed in internal violence since Hamas, which rejects
Israel's right to exist, won parliamentary elections a year ago and wrested power from Fatah, which advocates peacemaking with the Jewish state.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070203/ap_ … lestinians
Last edited by Kmarion (2007-02-03 08:05:58)
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