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| Three die as Gaza factions clash | Three die as Gaza factions clash |
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| Fighting in Gaza City between the militant Islamist group Hamas and a clan allied to its Fatah rivals has left three dead, local sources say. | Fighting in Gaza City between the militant Islamist group Hamas and a clan allied to its Fatah rivals has left three dead, local sources say. |
| At least 20 people were wounded in the battle which erupted when Hamas security forces tried to arrest members of the Heles clan. | At least 20 people were wounded in the battle which erupted when Hamas security forces tried to arrest members of the Heles clan. |
| Rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine-guns were used in the fighting. | Rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine-guns were used in the fighting. |
| Correspondents say it is one of the fiercest clashes since Hamas wrested control of Gaza from Fatah in June. | Correspondents say it is one of the fiercest clashes since Hamas wrested control of Gaza from Fatah in June. |
| One Hamas member was killed and another seriously injured while two members of the clan were also killed in the fighting on Wednesday night. | One Hamas member was killed and another seriously injured while two members of the clan were also killed in the fighting on Wednesday night. |
| Hamas sent its forces into the area reportedly after shots were fired at its members the previous day. | Hamas sent its forces into the area reportedly after shots were fired at its members the previous day. |
| Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement has its power base in the West Bank. |