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| Supporters of the two main Palestinian factions - Hamas and Fatah - have clashed again in the Gaza Strip. | Supporters of the two main Palestinian factions - Hamas and Fatah - have clashed again in the Gaza Strip. |
| One person from Hamas has been killed and several people wounded outside Gaza City's Shifa hospital. | One person from Hamas has been killed and several people wounded outside Gaza City's Shifa hospital. |
| A truce between the two factions had been agreed on Sunday, but there was renewed violence on Monday. | A truce between the two factions had been agreed on Sunday, but there was renewed violence on Monday. |
| Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, who heads Fatah, has called for a new election, but Hamas, in power for less than a year, has rejected the idea. | Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, who heads Fatah, has called for a new election, but Hamas, in power for less than a year, has rejected the idea. |
| Poll boycott | Poll boycott |
| The BBC's Nick Thorpe witnessed the latest attack from a hotel next to the Shifa hospital. | The BBC's Nick Thorpe witnessed the latest attack from a hotel next to the Shifa hospital. |
| He said the target appeared to have been a Hamas position inside the hospital. | He said the target appeared to have been a Hamas position inside the hospital. |
| GROWING TENSIONS 9 Dec - Mr Abbas suggests early polls. Hamas denounces the idea11 Dec - Three sons of a Fatah security chief are shot on their way to school14 Dec - Hamas PM Ismail Haniya's convoy comes under fire as he returns from Egypt, killing a bodyguard. Hamas blames Fatah16 Dec - Mr Abbas says he will call early elections; Hamas calls the move a "coup"17 Dec - A truce is called following street battles between Hamas and Fatah but violence continues Q&A: Palestinian crisis | |
| A Hamas spokesman accused what he said were intelligence officers from Fatah of launching the attack. | A Hamas spokesman accused what he said were intelligence officers from Fatah of launching the attack. |
| The Hamas spokesman confirmed that one member of the Hamas executive force - a militia established six months ago and under the control of the interior minister - was killed and several others injured. | The Hamas spokesman confirmed that one member of the Hamas executive force - a militia established six months ago and under the control of the interior minister - was killed and several others injured. |
| Hamas said it had arrested two of the attackers. | Hamas said it had arrested two of the attackers. |
| Several hours earlier, the house of a prominent Fatah official came under fire, according to Fatah sources. | Several hours earlier, the house of a prominent Fatah official came under fire, according to Fatah sources. |
| Fighting between the two factions has paralysed the administration. | Fighting between the two factions has paralysed the administration. |
| Fatah believes that ending anti-Israel attacks is the key to forcing Israel into negotiations on an independent Palestinian statehood. | Fatah believes that ending anti-Israel attacks is the key to forcing Israel into negotiations on an independent Palestinian statehood. |
| But Hamas refuses to renounce violence or recognise Israel, leading to an international aid boycott of the Palestinians. | But Hamas refuses to renounce violence or recognise Israel, leading to an international aid boycott of the Palestinians. |
| There has been continued unrest since Mr Abbas called for early elections on Saturday. | There has been continued unrest since Mr Abbas called for early elections on Saturday. |
| The move was labelled a "coup" by Hamas, which won a sweeping victory in parliamentary elections in January and controls the government. | The move was labelled a "coup" by Hamas, which won a sweeping victory in parliamentary elections in January and controls the government. |
| Gaza residents on the violence and prospects of a new electionIn pictures | Gaza residents on the violence and prospects of a new electionIn pictures |
| Hamas said it would boycott the early elections. | Hamas said it would boycott the early elections. |
| Tony Blair, who is in the region, has backed the call for elections. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said "everything should be done" to support Mr Abbas. | Tony Blair, who is in the region, has backed the call for elections. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said "everything should be done" to support Mr Abbas. |
| Mr Abbas said he had called for early presidential and legislative elections to relieve "the current impasse". | Mr Abbas said he had called for early presidential and legislative elections to relieve "the current impasse". |
| Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal - who is based in Damascus - told the BBC that the president's actions were "against the law and against the constitution". | Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal - who is based in Damascus - told the BBC that the president's actions were "against the law and against the constitution". |
| Verbal agreement | Verbal agreement |
| There has been a series of clashes between members of Hamas and Fatah despite the truce. | There has been a series of clashes between members of Hamas and Fatah despite the truce. |
| A member of Mr Abbas' Fatah movement was shot dead on Monday. | A member of Mr Abbas' Fatah movement was shot dead on Monday. |
| Fatah said the man had been killed during an attempt to free three of its members kidnapped on Monday. Three others were hurt in the gunfight in Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza. | Fatah said the man had been killed during an attempt to free three of its members kidnapped on Monday. Three others were hurt in the gunfight in Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza. |
| Meanwhile, Hamas' Prime Minister Ismail Haniya called on Mr Abbas to withdraw his security forces from Gaza's streets, saying their deployment endangered the truce, Reuters news agency reports. | Meanwhile, Hamas' Prime Minister Ismail Haniya called on Mr Abbas to withdraw his security forces from Gaza's streets, saying their deployment endangered the truce, Reuters news agency reports. |
| Efforts are continuing behind the scenes to firm up the fragile verbal agreement, negotiated by mediators on Sunday without a meeting between Hamas and Fatah leaders. | Efforts are continuing behind the scenes to firm up the fragile verbal agreement, negotiated by mediators on Sunday without a meeting between Hamas and Fatah leaders. |