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Gaza truce hope for school exams Gun attack on Palestinian Cabinet
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Palestinian factions have reached a new ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip after a weekend that saw some of the worst fighting in a month of bloodletting. Gunmen in Gaza have opened fire on a Palestinian government building while the Cabinet was meeting inside.
Gunmen fired at the house of Hamas's top official and two militants died after being thrown from tall buildings, a sinister new feature of the unrest. No-one was hurt in the shooting but PM Ismail Haniya was forced to suspend the meeting and ministers had to move elsewhere, an official said.
Hamas and its rival Fatah are locked in a power struggle that has left more than 50 people dead since mid-May. Over the weekend gunmen fired at Mr Haniya's house and two militants died after being thrown from buildings.
Monday's truce was called to allow pupils to take final school exams. Militant factions then called a truce, but there have been a number of others and they have quickly failed.
Thrown from roof Mr Haniya's Hamas and its rival militant group, Fatah, are locked in a power struggle that has left more than 50 people dead since mid-May.
Relatives home
The weekend saw some of the worst fighting in a month of bloodletting.
In one incident on Sunday, Hamas militants kidnapped an officer in a Fatah-linked security force and killed him by throwing him from the roof of a 15-floor building.In one incident on Sunday, Hamas militants kidnapped an officer in a Fatah-linked security force and killed him by throwing him from the roof of a 15-floor building.
The incident sparked fresh clashes throughout Gaza City.The incident sparked fresh clashes throughout Gaza City.
Clashes between Fatah and Hamas have led to death and destructionFatah militants attacked the house of a Hamas preacher with rocket-propelled grenades before dragging him away. His body was later delivered to a hospital. Factional clashes have left more than 50 dead since mid-MayFatah militants attacked the house of a Hamas preacher with rocket-propelled grenades before dragging him away. His body was later delivered to a hospital.
Just before midnight, a Hamas activist was thrown off the 12th floor of a building, security officials said.Just before midnight, a Hamas activist was thrown off the 12th floor of a building, security officials said.
There were no reports of casualties in the Monday morning attack on the house of Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya in the Shati refugee camp next to Gaza City. There were no reports of casualties in the Monday morning attack on the house of Mr Haniya in the Shati refugee camp next to Gaza City.
It was not confirmed whether he was at home when gunmen opened fire from a nearby block of flats, but his wife, children and grandchildren were, relatives said.It was not confirmed whether he was at home when gunmen opened fire from a nearby block of flats, but his wife, children and grandchildren were, relatives said.
It was the first time that Mr Haniya has been an apparent target since renewed factional fighting broke out on 13 May.It was the first time that Mr Haniya has been an apparent target since renewed factional fighting broke out on 13 May.
Hope of escapeHope of escape
Militants pulled back from flashpoint junctions on Monday, but shooting still punctuated Monday morning. Several previous ceasefires have been short-lived. The latest ceasefire was called to allow pupils to take final school exams.
Matriculation exams are expected go ahead for tens of thousands of 12th grade students, although many reportedly had to take long detours to avoid gunmen still on the streets. Militants pulled back from flashpoint junctions on Monday although shooting still punctuated the morning.
Matriculation exams are expected to go ahead for tens of thousands of 12th grade students, although many reportedly had to take long detours to avoid gunmen still on the streets.
Daliya Naji, 16, said the fighting had kept her awake all night and could affect her chances of success - which for her could mean leaving Gaza to attend university in Egypt.Daliya Naji, 16, said the fighting had kept her awake all night and could affect her chances of success - which for her could mean leaving Gaza to attend university in Egypt.
"I am a good student, but I feel my brain is empty. I can't think any more and I don't know what to do," she said "I am a good student, but I feel my brain is empty. I can't think anymore and I don't know what to do," she said.
A ceasefire agreed by Hamas and Fatah in May broke down last week after a member of forces loyal to Fatah was killed.A ceasefire agreed by Hamas and Fatah in May broke down last week after a member of forces loyal to Fatah was killed.
Hamas - which won legislative elections last year - formed a unity government with Fatah in March, but the deal failed to end their rivalry or the violence.Hamas - which won legislative elections last year - formed a unity government with Fatah in March, but the deal failed to end their rivalry or the violence.