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Gaza border shots 'targeted PM' Gaza border shots 'targeted PM'
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Hamas says the shooting on the convoy of the Palestinian prime minister at a Gaza border post was an assassination attempt by a rival faction. The Palestinian Hamas group says a rival faction has tried to assassinate Prime Minister Ismail Haniya as he crossed back into Gaza from Egypt.
Ismail Haniya's convoy came under fire when it was allowed to cross, after being held there for several hours.
A bodyguard was killed and Mr Haniya's son was shot in the face as the fire fight erupted at the Rafah checkpoint.A bodyguard was killed and Mr Haniya's son was shot in the face as the fire fight erupted at the Rafah checkpoint.
Border guards allied to President Abbas's Fatah faction, exchanged fire with Mr Haniya's security forces. Mr Haniya's convoy was returning after being held for hours following a dispute with Israel over millions of dollars in donations he was carrying.
His convoy came under fire after the crossing was closed by Israel and angered Hamas militants, waiting to welcome him on the Gaza side, stormed the crossing point, overwhelming the border guards. His Hamas group is in conflict with President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah group.
Chaotic scenesChaotic scenes
Israel had closed the Gaza border on Thursday, saying the tens of millions Mr Haniya was carrying as he returned from his foreign trip would fund "terrorist operations".
Mr Haniya crossed late in the evening following hours of intense negotiations, leaving the reported $30m (£15.3m) on the Egyptian side with his aides.
But at the border, guards allied to Fatah exchanged fire with Mr Haniya's security forces.
The BBC's Alan Johnston in Gaza said that during chaotic scenes gunfire rattled around the entrance hall to the customs hall as Mr Haniya's bodyguards shielded him.The BBC's Alan Johnston in Gaza said that during chaotic scenes gunfire rattled around the entrance hall to the customs hall as Mr Haniya's bodyguards shielded him.
He said the incident, as the jeep Mr Haniya was travelling in manoeuvred to avoid the bullets, was captured on television cameras. Television pictures showed Mr Haniya's jeep manoeuvring to avoid bullets.
"The bodyguard to Ismail Haniya was killed during an assassination attempt," said Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum. Mr Haniya's convoy had been at the border point for almost eight hours.
Mr Haniya had been prevented from crossing into Gaza and held at the border point for almost eight hours. He had cut short his first trip abroad as prime minister to deal with mounting tensions between Hamas and Fatah.
Israel closed its border saying that the tens of millions of dollars Mr Haniya was carrying as he returned from a foreign trip would fund "terrorist operations". Hamas militants take cover in the fire fight at the borderInter-faction tensions have increased since the killing of three sons of a pro-Fatah security chief on Monday.
Mr Haniya crossed late on Thursday, following hours of intense negotiations, leaving the money on the Egyptian side with his aides. Hamas won elections in January, but has struggled in government amid a Western aid boycott against the militant Islamic group, which refuses to renounce violence and recognise Israel.
Early elections? The Palestinian Authority has been unable to pay full salaries to its 165,000 workers.
Mr Haniya had been due to return to Gaza on Thursday after cutting short his first trip abroad as prime minister to deal with mounting tensions between his Hamas group and rivals Fatah. Mr Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, has spoken of the possibility of fresh elections but our correspondent says Hamas would regard that as tantamount to a coup.
Inter-faction tensions have increased since the killing of three sons of a pro-Fatah security chief on Monday. On Thursday Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz had ordered European Union monitors to close Rafah.
President Mahmoud Abbas has spoken of the possibility of fresh elections. Angry Hamas militants then stormed the crossing and took it over from the Palestinian presidential guard.
Hamas would regard as tantamount to a coup, our correspondent says, an attempt to usurp the mandate that it won in elections just under a year ago. Israel said Mr Haniya would only be allowed to return if he left the money on the Egyptian side.
Foreign donations
On Thursday Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz had ordered European Union monitors to close the Rafah crossing point.
Israel had said Mr Haniya would only be allowed to cross into Gaza if he left the money - reported to total more than $30m (£15.3m) - on the Egyptian side.
Israel says that money, in particular from Iran, goes directly to the funding of "terrorist operations" against Israel.
Mr Haniya's Hamas government has been hit by a Western-led boycott of its government and officials have had to carry in millions in cash.
Israel, the US and the EU all regard Hamas as being a terrorist organisation.
There are reports that the money has been deposited in an Arab League bank account in Egypt, our correspondent says.There are reports that the money has been deposited in an Arab League bank account in Egypt, our correspondent says.