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| Militants killed in Gaza battle | Militants killed in Gaza battle |
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| Nine people have been killed in Gaza in fighting between militant group Hamas and allies of its rival, Fatah. | |
| Reports said up to 88 people were hurt after Hamas officials surrounded a house allegedly linked to a bombing that killed five Hamas men and a girl. | |
| Israel has allowed nearly 200 Fatah members, including at least one key clan member wanted by Hamas, to cross the border, Israeli officials said. | |
| Saturday's violence was the worst in a week of tit-for-tat operations. | Saturday's violence was the worst in a week of tit-for-tat operations. |
| The latest operation was also among the most sweeping since Hamas seized power in Gaza from the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority in 2007. | The latest operation was also among the most sweeping since Hamas seized power in Gaza from the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority in 2007. |
| Dozens of people have been arrested in Gaza and the West Bank in the past week during Hamas and Fatah operations against each other's supporters. | Dozens of people have been arrested in Gaza and the West Bank in the past week during Hamas and Fatah operations against each other's supporters. |
| An Israeli army spokesman said that some of the Fatah members who entered Israel laid down their weapons as they approached the Gaza crossing. | |
| Those who were injured were sent for treatment at Israeli hospitals. | |
| Suspicion | Suspicion |
| The group targeted on Saturday, known as the Hilles clan, has denied accusations it was involved in the bombing of Hamas operatives on 26 July. | The group targeted on Saturday, known as the Hilles clan, has denied accusations it was involved in the bombing of Hamas operatives on 26 July. |
| However, Hamas fighters surrounded the family home in Gaza City on Saturday morning, using grenades and mortars in an effort to storm the house, reports said. | However, Hamas fighters surrounded the family home in Gaza City on Saturday morning, using grenades and mortars in an effort to storm the house, reports said. |
| Hamas and Fatah have to stop fighting for all of us Falastin SefadyMother of bombing victim class="" href="/1/hi/world/middle_east/7537434.stm">Hamas and Fatah battle for power A spokesman for the Hamas-run interior ministry said the Hilles family was hiding the bombing suspects in its compound. | |
| "The Hilles family has become a military force and members of the family have been attacking, abducting and even killing people. We must put an end to their attacks on innocent citizens," the spokesman, Ehab al-Ghasin, said. | "The Hilles family has become a military force and members of the family have been attacking, abducting and even killing people. We must put an end to their attacks on innocent citizens," the spokesman, Ehab al-Ghasin, said. |
| The family denies the allegation. | The family denies the allegation. |
| Israeli military officials were quoted as saying dozens of members of the clan who fled the fighting were allowed into Israel. | Israeli military officials were quoted as saying dozens of members of the clan who fled the fighting were allowed into Israel. |
| A clan leader and senior Fatah member, Ahmed Hilles, was among them, Palestinian officials said. | A clan leader and senior Fatah member, Ahmed Hilles, was among them, Palestinian officials said. |
| The wounded were taken to Israeli hospitals and the rest to Ramallah in the West Bank. | The wounded were taken to Israeli hospitals and the rest to Ramallah in the West Bank. |