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| Anti-Hamas rallies staged in Gaza | Anti-Hamas rallies staged in Gaza |
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| Thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been taking part in protests against the territory's Hamas rulers - despite a ban on public gatherings. | |
| Prayers were organised which turned into marches through main towns. Some people were injured in clashes. | Prayers were organised which turned into marches through main towns. Some people were injured in clashes. |
| Protesters accuse the Islamist Hamas of violating civil liberties and using mosques to spread political propaganda. | Protesters accuse the Islamist Hamas of violating civil liberties and using mosques to spread political propaganda. |
| The BBC's Aleem Maqbool in Gaza says this is the biggest show of opposition to Hamas since it took control in June. | The BBC's Aleem Maqbool in Gaza says this is the biggest show of opposition to Hamas since it took control in June. |
| Hamas had warned people not to attend the demonstrations, organised by rival factions including the long-dominant Fatah to protest against alleged civil liberty violations by Hamas. | Hamas had warned people not to attend the demonstrations, organised by rival factions including the long-dominant Fatah to protest against alleged civil liberty violations by Hamas. |
| Muslim Friday prayers became the focal point for anti-Hamas protests, our reporter says. | Muslim Friday prayers became the focal point for anti-Hamas protests, our reporter says. |
| Thousands of supporters of rival factions organised prayers in public areas - saying Hamas was using the mosques to spread political propaganda. | Thousands of supporters of rival factions organised prayers in public areas - saying Hamas was using the mosques to spread political propaganda. |
| The prayer meetings then turned into rallies, with protesters marching through the main cities of the Gaza Strip. | The prayer meetings then turned into rallies, with protesters marching through the main cities of the Gaza Strip. |
| TV news footage showed Hamas security forces arresting protesters and beating some them with long sticks, before taking them away in Jeeps. | TV news footage showed Hamas security forces arresting protesters and beating some them with long sticks, before taking them away in Jeeps. |
| At least six Palestinians were wounded when Hamas men reportedly fired stun grenades after Fatah supporters threw rocks at a Hamas figure's home in Rafah. | At least six Palestinians were wounded when Hamas men reportedly fired stun grenades after Fatah supporters threw rocks at a Hamas figure's home in Rafah. |
| Two French television journalists received minor injuries in a similar incident near a police station in Gaza City. | Two French television journalists received minor injuries in a similar incident near a police station in Gaza City. |