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Hamas, Fatah gunmen clash in Gaza - witnesses
16 Dec 2006 16:10:55 GMT
Source: Reuters

GAZA, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Gunmen from the governing Hamas movement and the Fatah faction of President Mahmoud Abbas exchanged fire in southern Gaza on Saturday, hours after the president called for early Palestinian elections.

One person had been wounded during the clash in Khan Younis, witnesses said. They said the combatants were mainly firing rocket-propelled grenades.
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Palestinian Hamas lawmakers Aziz Dweik (2nd R), the speaker of the Palestinian parliament, and Anuar Elzabun sit in the dock during a hearing in Israel's Ofer military court near the West Bank city of Ramallah December 20, 2006.