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| Hundreds of Fatah gunmen have stormed Hamas-controlled institutions in the West Bank, including the Palestinian parliament building in Ramallah. | Hundreds of Fatah gunmen have stormed Hamas-controlled institutions in the West Bank, including the Palestinian parliament building in Ramallah. |
| The gunmen reportedly tried to seize the Palestinian Legislative Council's second deputy speaker, Hassan Khuraishah, but staff intervened. | |
| Fatah supporters also took over the Hamas-controlled council in Nablus. | |
| The clashes came after Fatah was ousted from Gaza by Hamas, ending a week of clashes which left more than 100 dead. | The clashes came after Fatah was ousted from Gaza by Hamas, ending a week of clashes which left more than 100 dead. |
| The leader of Fatah, President Mahmoud Abbas is due to swear in an interim Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad, to lead an emergency government after his predecessor was dismissed. | The leader of Fatah, President Mahmoud Abbas is due to swear in an interim Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad, to lead an emergency government after his predecessor was dismissed. |
| The dismissed Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya, a Hamas leader, said the move was illegal, but called for people to show self-restraint and ordered police to ensure the rule of law. | The dismissed Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya, a Hamas leader, said the move was illegal, but called for people to show self-restraint and ordered police to ensure the rule of law. |
| Earlier, the Arab League condemned the latest infighting in Gaza as "criminal" and pledged fresh support for Mr Abbas. | Earlier, the Arab League condemned the latest infighting in Gaza as "criminal" and pledged fresh support for Mr Abbas. |
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| In a show of strength, supporters of Mr Abbas' Fatah movement paraded around Ramallah and fired weapons into the air. | |
| They chanted "Hamas out" outside the parliament and climbed onto the building's roof to plant Fatah and Palestinian flags. | |
| Q&A: Gaza chaos How Hamas took over Gaza troubles Egypt's press | |
| Later, they scuffled with officials after forcing their way into the office of one of the PLC's two deputy speakers and accusing him of being a Hamas supporter. | |
| Mr Khuraishah, an independent, had been trying to stop members of a Fatah-linked militant group, the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, hanging a flag inside the building. | |
| Other Fatah supporters ransacked the ministry of education, led by Hamas member Nasser Shair, although no-one was harmed in the attack. | |
| In Ramallah, almost all Hamas politicians and prominent supporters have either fled or gone into hiding. | |
| Meanwhile, Hamas has said the bodies of seven of its supporters have been found in a compound in Gaza City which had been used by pro-Fatah security forces. | |
| The Islamist group said they had been kidnapped before being shot dead. | |
| The BBC's Aleem Maqbool in Ramallah says the political words may have become more conciliatory, but the actions on the ground have not. |