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Fatah storms Gaza 'Hamas campus' | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
Forces close to the Fatah party of the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, have stormed a university campus seen as a bastion of the rival Hamas movement. | |
A BBC correspondent in Gaza says the large-scale operation shows how the fighting in Gaza has escalated. | |
Earlier on Thursday, six people died when Hamas militants hijacked a convoy delivering supplies to the Fatah-allied security forces. | |
Three days ago the two factions agreed a ceasefire after 30 deaths this year. | |
There were reports throughout the day of skirmishes in various parts of the Gaza Strip and gunmen returning to the streets. | |
Highly sensitive issue | Highly sensitive issue |
Gun battles erupted in the centre of the Gaza Strip after Hamas attacked and captured a lorry it said was carrying weapons to the presidential guard, brought in from Israel. | Gun battles erupted in the centre of the Gaza Strip after Hamas attacked and captured a lorry it said was carrying weapons to the presidential guard, brought in from Israel. |
Fatah denied there were any weapons on board the vehicle, adding that the small convoy of lorries was carrying generators and mechanical spare parts. | Fatah denied there were any weapons on board the vehicle, adding that the small convoy of lorries was carrying generators and mechanical spare parts. |
The BBC's Alan Johnston in Gaza says the reinforcement of the troops around Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is a highly sensitive issue. | The BBC's Alan Johnston in Gaza says the reinforcement of the troops around Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is a highly sensitive issue. |
Mr Abbas favours adopting a softer Palestinian line than Hamas in regard to the confrontation with Israel, and the Israelis and the US are keen to bolster Mr Abbas's forces, our correspondent says. | Mr Abbas favours adopting a softer Palestinian line than Hamas in regard to the confrontation with Israel, and the Israelis and the US are keen to bolster Mr Abbas's forces, our correspondent says. |
Washington recently agreed to supply the presidential guard with what it said would be non-lethal equipment. | Washington recently agreed to supply the presidential guard with what it said would be non-lethal equipment. |
Hamas has denounced the American involvement as blatant meddling designed to provoke conflict in the Palestinian territories. | Hamas has denounced the American involvement as blatant meddling designed to provoke conflict in the Palestinian territories. |