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| Fighters pour into troubled Gaza | |
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| About 500 Fatah loyalists have entered the Gaza Strip from Egypt, as possible reinforcements in Palestinian factional fighting with its main rival Hamas. | About 500 Fatah loyalists have entered the Gaza Strip from Egypt, as possible reinforcements in Palestinian factional fighting with its main rival Hamas. |
| Earlier, gunmen attacked a Fatah loyalist security base, killing eight people - the worst incident in three days of bloodshed. | |
| A Fatah official denied the force would join fighting against Hamas, but would "protect the security" of Palestinians. | A Fatah official denied the force would join fighting against Hamas, but would "protect the security" of Palestinians. |
| He confirmed the men had been sent for special police training in Egypt. | He confirmed the men had been sent for special police training in Egypt. |
| "The role of the security forces is to protect the security of the Palestinian people and not to take part in internal fighting," said Tawfiq Abu Khoussa. | "The role of the security forces is to protect the security of the Palestinian people and not to take part in internal fighting," said Tawfiq Abu Khoussa. |
| We consider this a serious provocation and a crime committed in cold blood Pro-Fatah security force spokesman Press split on crisis The force is reported to be under the command of Muhammad Dahlan, national security adviser to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. | We consider this a serious provocation and a crime committed in cold blood Pro-Fatah security force spokesman Press split on crisis The force is reported to be under the command of Muhammad Dahlan, national security adviser to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. |
| At least 17 people have died in Gaza since Sunday in the worst outbreak of factional violence in several months. | At least 17 people have died in Gaza since Sunday in the worst outbreak of factional violence in several months. |
| Training camp | Training camp |
| Tuesday's clash took place near the key Karni crossing point, and drew fire from Israeli troops guarding the border. | Tuesday's clash took place near the key Karni crossing point, and drew fire from Israeli troops guarding the border. |
| Reports say the fighting erupted when suspected Hamas gunmen approached a training base used by the pro-Fatah Presidential Guard which is responsible for security on the Palestinian side of the Karni crossing. | Reports say the fighting erupted when suspected Hamas gunmen approached a training base used by the pro-Fatah Presidential Guard which is responsible for security on the Palestinian side of the Karni crossing. |
| Gaza city viewpoint | Gaza city viewpoint |
| A Presidential Guard spokesman said the Karni base was attacked with rockets, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars, in remarks quoted by Associated Press. | A Presidential Guard spokesman said the Karni base was attacked with rockets, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars, in remarks quoted by Associated Press. |
| After the ambush, bodies were seen strewn in the grass near an overturned security vehicle. | After the ambush, bodies were seen strewn in the grass near an overturned security vehicle. |
| The base had been set up with US assistance to train Palestinian security forces monitoring the crossing. | The base had been set up with US assistance to train Palestinian security forces monitoring the crossing. |
| The recruits there are largely unarmed, Presidential Guard spokesman Ahmed Kaisi is quoted as saying. | The recruits there are largely unarmed, Presidential Guard spokesman Ahmed Kaisi is quoted as saying. |
| A spokesman for the Hamas paramilitary Executive Force denied its members were involved in the clash. | A spokesman for the Hamas paramilitary Executive Force denied its members were involved in the clash. |
| It followed the killing of two Hamas members in ambushes overnight. | It followed the killing of two Hamas members in ambushes overnight. |
| Civil strife | Civil strife |
| The fighting, and Monday's resignation of Interior Minister Hani Qawasmi, has dealt a major blow to the two-month-old national unity government set up by Islamist Hamas and its secular rival Fatah. | The fighting, and Monday's resignation of Interior Minister Hani Qawasmi, has dealt a major blow to the two-month-old national unity government set up by Islamist Hamas and its secular rival Fatah. |
| In a speech marking Nakba (Catastrophe) Day, the anniversary of the establishment of Israel in 1948, Mr Abbas called for an immediate implementation of a security plan to halt the internal fighting. | In a speech marking Nakba (Catastrophe) Day, the anniversary of the establishment of Israel in 1948, Mr Abbas called for an immediate implementation of a security plan to halt the internal fighting. |
| "We must do that ... without any reluctance or delay, to put an end to civil strife and the ghost of internal fighting," he said. | "We must do that ... without any reluctance or delay, to put an end to civil strife and the ghost of internal fighting," he said. |
| In a separate speech, Prime Minister Ismail Haniya of Hamas urged people to work together to protect the national unity government. | In a separate speech, Prime Minister Ismail Haniya of Hamas urged people to work together to protect the national unity government. |
| "Our determination cannot be broken," he said. "We have said that we are going to give the politics a chance, but we are not going to drop our weapons until the [Israeli] occupation evacuates our land and justice and security and peace prevail." | "Our determination cannot be broken," he said. "We have said that we are going to give the politics a chance, but we are not going to drop our weapons until the [Israeli] occupation evacuates our land and justice and security and peace prevail." |
| Up to 170 people have died in clashes between the Fatah and Hamas factions since Hamas won parliamentary elections in January 2006. | Up to 170 people have died in clashes between the Fatah and Hamas factions since Hamas won parliamentary elections in January 2006. |
| Israel withdrew its settlers and troops from Gaza in 2005, but kept control of its borders, airspace and territorial water. | Israel withdrew its settlers and troops from Gaza in 2005, but kept control of its borders, airspace and territorial water. |