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| The Palestinian Hamas group says a rival faction has tried to assassinate Prime Minister Ismail Haniya as he crossed back into Gaza from Egypt. | The Palestinian Hamas group says a rival faction has tried to assassinate Prime Minister Ismail Haniya as he crossed back into Gaza from Egypt. |
| 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. |
| 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. | 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 Hamas group is in conflict with President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah group. | |
| Chaotic scenes | Chaotic 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". | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Television pictures showed Mr Haniya's jeep manoeuvring to avoid bullets. | Television pictures showed Mr Haniya's jeep manoeuvring to avoid bullets. |
| Mr Haniya's convoy had been at the border point for almost eight hours. | Mr Haniya's convoy had been 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. | He had cut short his first trip abroad as prime minister to deal with mounting tensions between Hamas and Fatah. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| The Palestinian Authority has been unable to pay full salaries to its 165,000 workers. | The Palestinian Authority has been unable to pay full salaries to its 165,000 workers. |
| 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. | 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. |
| On Thursday Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz had ordered European Union monitors to close Rafah. | On Thursday Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz had ordered European Union monitors to close Rafah. |
| Angry Hamas militants then stormed the crossing and took it over from the Palestinian presidential guard. | Angry Hamas militants then stormed the crossing and took it over from the Palestinian presidential guard. |
| Israel said Mr Haniya would only be allowed to return if he left the money on the Egyptian side. | Israel said Mr Haniya would only be allowed to return if he left the money on the Egyptian side. |
| 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. |