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| Fatah militants storm parliament | Fatah militants storm parliament |
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| Fatah gunmen have stormed the Hamas-controlled Palestinian parliament building in Ramallah in the West Bank. | Fatah gunmen have stormed the Hamas-controlled Palestinian parliament building in Ramallah in the West Bank. |
| The gunmen reportedly tried to seize the Palestinian Legislative Council's second deputy speaker, Hassan Khuraishah, but staff intervened. | The gunmen reportedly tried to seize the Palestinian Legislative Council's second deputy speaker, Hassan Khuraishah, but staff intervened. |
| Mr Khuraishah told the BBC he had been beaten up as he tried to prevent Fatah gunmen from raising their flag. | Mr Khuraishah told the BBC he had been beaten up as he tried to prevent Fatah gunmen from raising their flag. |
| 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. |
| In terms of re-engaging with this government. Yes, they will have full support, US consul-general Jacob Welles | In terms of re-engaging with this government. Yes, they will have full support, US consul-general Jacob Welles |
| 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. |
| Aides to Mr Abbas say the government will be sworn in by Sunday. | Aides to Mr Abbas say the government will be sworn in by Sunday. |
| The new government would receive the backing of Washington, the US consul-general in Jerusalem, Jacob Walles, said after a meeting with Mr Abbas. There has been speculation that the ban on direct aid could be lifted. | The new government would receive the backing of Washington, the US consul-general in Jerusalem, Jacob Walles, said after a meeting with Mr Abbas. There has been speculation that the ban on direct aid could be lifted. |
| Dismissed Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, a Hamas leader, says his sacking is illegal, but has called for people to show self-restraint and ordered police to ensure the rule of law. | Dismissed Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, a Hamas leader, says his sacking is illegal, but has called for people to show self-restraint and ordered police to ensure the rule of law. |
| The Arab League has condemned the latest infighting in Gaza as "criminal" and pledged fresh support for Mr Abbas. | |
| Flags | Flags |
| In a show of strength, supporters of Mr Abbas's Fatah movement paraded around Ramallah and fired weapons into the air. | |
| Residents of Ramallah worried over futureIn pictures | Residents of Ramallah worried over futureIn pictures |
| They chanted "Hamas out" outside the parliament and climbed onto the building's roof to plant Fatah and Palestinian flags. | They chanted "Hamas out" outside the parliament and climbed onto the building's roof to plant Fatah and Palestinian flags. |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | Other Fatah supporters ransacked the ministry of education, led by Hamas member Nasser Shair, although no-one was harmed in the attack. |
| Almost all Hamas politicians and prominent supporters in Ramallah have either fled or gone into hiding. | Almost all Hamas politicians and prominent supporters in Ramallah have either fled or gone into hiding. |
| Q&A: Gaza chaos How Hamas took over Gaza troubles Egypt's press | Q&A: Gaza chaos How Hamas took over Gaza troubles Egypt's press |
| Fatah supporters also took over the Hamas-controlled legislative council in Nablus. | Fatah supporters also took over the Hamas-controlled legislative council in Nablus. |
| Gaza was reported to be relatively calm on Saturday, compared with recent days. | |
| Hamas said the bodies of seven of its supporters had been found in a compound in Gaza City which had been used by pro-Fatah security forces. | Hamas said the bodies of seven of its supporters had 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 Islamist group said they had been kidnapped before being shot dead. |
| In Gaza City, Hamas members "sabotaged" the house of the late Palestinian president, Yasser Arafat, and took his personal belongings, the Wafa news agency reported. | In Gaza City, Hamas members "sabotaged" the house of the late Palestinian president, Yasser Arafat, and took his personal belongings, the Wafa news agency reported. |
| The BBC's Aleem Maqbool in Ramallah says the political words may have become more conciliatory, but the actions on the ground have not. | The BBC's Aleem Maqbool in Ramallah says the political words may have become more conciliatory, but the actions on the ground have not. |
| US support | US support |
| President Abbas dismissed Ismail Haniya's three-month-old unity government on Thursday and declared a state of emergency. | President Abbas dismissed Ismail Haniya's three-month-old unity government on Thursday and declared a state of emergency. |
| SALAM FAYYAD Born in 1952 near West Bank city of TulkarmHolds a PhD in economics from the University of TexasWorked at the World Bank in Washington from 1987-1995IMF representative to Palestine until 2001Finance minister under the Fatah-controlled administration from 2002-2005Credited with cracking down on official corruption Profile: Salam Fayyad Gazans tell of fears | SALAM FAYYAD Born in 1952 near West Bank city of TulkarmHolds a PhD in economics from the University of TexasWorked at the World Bank in Washington from 1987-1995IMF representative to Palestine until 2001Finance minister under the Fatah-controlled administration from 2002-2005Credited with cracking down on official corruption Profile: Salam Fayyad Gazans tell of fears |
| He said he would rule by presidential decree until the conditions were right for early elections. | He said he would rule by presidential decree until the conditions were right for early elections. |
| His nominee to replace Mr Haniya, Mr Fayyad, is a former World Bank economist, whose impending appointment Israel has welcomed. | |
| Western nations have boycotted Hamas, considered a terrorist organisation by the US and EU, since it won elections in January 2006. | Western nations have boycotted Hamas, considered a terrorist organisation by the US and EU, since it won elections in January 2006. |
| The US government says Mr Fayyad's administration will have its full support. | The US government says Mr Fayyad's administration will have its full support. |
| "I think... there won't be any obstacles, economically and politically, in terms of re-engaging with this [emergency] government. Yes, they will have full support," Consul-General Walles told Reuters news agency on Saturday. | "I think... there won't be any obstacles, economically and politically, in terms of re-engaging with this [emergency] government. Yes, they will have full support," Consul-General Walles told Reuters news agency on Saturday. |