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| Fresh fighting breaks out in Gaza | |
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| At least 14 people have died in clashes between rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas, despite the declaration of a new ceasefire. | |
| Three Fatah supporters were killed in a gun battle inside a hospital in the town of Beit Hanoun. | |
| In Gaza City, three members of one family, all of them Hamas supporters, were shot dead. | |
| A senior militant from the Fatah-linked al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades was also killed in the northern Gaza Strip | |
| Earlier in the day, gunmen fired on a government building where a cabinet meeting was taking place | |
| 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. | 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. |
| Over the weekend gunmen fired at Mr Haniya's house and two militants died after being thrown from buildings. | Over the weekend gunmen fired at Mr Haniya's house and two militants died after being thrown from buildings. |
| Militant factions then called a truce, but there have been a number of others and they have quickly failed. | Militant factions then called a truce, but there have been a number of others and they have quickly failed. |
| Mr Haniya's Hamas and the rival militant group, Fatah, are locked in a power struggle that has left more than 50 people dead since mid-May. | |
| Weekend violence | |
| The weekend saw some of the worst fighting in a month of bloodletting. | 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. |
| Fighting has claimed at least 60 lives in recent weeksFatah 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 Mr 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 escape | Hope of escape |
| The latest ceasefire was called to allow pupils to take final school exams. | The latest ceasefire was called to allow pupils to take final school exams. |
| Militants pulled back from flashpoint junctions on Monday although shooting still punctuated the morning. | 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. | 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 anymore 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. |