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| Gaza protest erupts in violence | Gaza protest erupts in violence |
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| Supporters of rival Palestinian groups, Fatah and Hamas, are reported to have exchanged gunfire in the Gaza Strip, wounding at least four people. | Supporters of rival Palestinian groups, Fatah and Hamas, are reported to have exchanged gunfire in the Gaza Strip, wounding at least four people. |
| The gunfire broke out at a protest against growing lawlessness in the southern town of Khan Younis. | The gunfire broke out at a protest against growing lawlessness in the southern town of Khan Younis. |
| Tensions have soared in Gaza since the brutal killing of three young sons of a security chief and Fatah loyalist. | Tensions have soared in Gaza since the brutal killing of three young sons of a security chief and Fatah loyalist. |
| No group has said it carried out Monday's killings. Fatah and Hamas have both condemned the attack. | No group has said it carried out Monday's killings. Fatah and Hamas have both condemned the attack. |
| Witnesses said some of the injuries occurred when members of a Hamas-formed police militia opened fire on stone-throwing protesters. | Witnesses said some of the injuries occurred when members of a Hamas-formed police militia opened fire on stone-throwing protesters. |
| Security force members loyal to Fatah reportedly joined in the fray. Hamas said two of its militiamen were wounded. | Security force members loyal to Fatah reportedly joined in the fray. Hamas said two of its militiamen were wounded. |
| Medical sources said the injuries ranged from light to moderate. One young man received head wounds. | Medical sources said the injuries ranged from light to moderate. One young man received head wounds. |
| Reports say the Khan Younis demonstration quickly dispersed, and there were no further signs of unrest | Reports say the Khan Younis demonstration quickly dispersed, and there were no further signs of unrest |
| Denials | |
| Correspondents say impoverished Gaza could be on the brink of another round of internecine violence after the killing of Baha Balousheh's children as they were being driven to school. | Correspondents say impoverished Gaza could be on the brink of another round of internecine violence after the killing of Baha Balousheh's children as they were being driven to school. |
| Fatah loyalist Mr Balousheh is known as an enemy of HamasFatah officials said Hamas-linked elements were behind the attack, although they have not directly named those they think responsible. | |
| "People very close to Hamas, to say the least, are behind the killings. We hold the government and the interior minister directly responsible," said Fatah spokesman Hussein al-Sheikh. | |
| However, Hamas officials have denied any connection with the death of the children, aged between six and 10. | |
| "It seems some Fatah leaders are exploiting the blood of innocent children to earn political gains," said Senior Hamas MP Mushir al-Masri. | |
| Children have visited a traditional mourning tent erected in Gaza City for their dead schoolfellows. Afterwards some burned tyres in protest at the killing. | |
| Mr Balousheh is senior officer in the Palestinian intelligence services who in the 1990s spearheaded a harsh suppression of the Hamas movement. | |
| The militant Islamist group won parliamentary elections in January, beating the mainstream Fatah, which had enjoyed uninterrupted control of Palestinian political institutions for decades. | The militant Islamist group won parliamentary elections in January, beating the mainstream Fatah, which had enjoyed uninterrupted control of Palestinian political institutions for decades. |