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| Eight dead in Gaza faction clash | Eight dead in Gaza faction clash |
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| At least eight people have died in factional fighting in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, reports say. | At least eight people have died in factional fighting in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, reports say. |
| Most of those killed are believed to be supporters of rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas, but one elderly man died after being caught in crossfire. | Most of those killed are believed to be supporters of rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas, but one elderly man died after being caught in crossfire. |
| The clashes are also reported to have involved members of other groups, including the powerful Doghmush clan. | |
| On Monday, President Mahmoud Abbas urged Hamas to give up its control of Gaza, and resume dialogue with Fatah. | On Monday, President Mahmoud Abbas urged Hamas to give up its control of Gaza, and resume dialogue with Fatah. |
| The official Palestinian news agency says Hamas men have detonated explosives inside a six-storey building in Gaza City owned by members of the Doghmush family - an influential Gaza clan said to have links to armed groups. | |
| The agency says the building is now close to collapse. | The agency says the building is now close to collapse. |
| Monday's fighting erupted when Fatah tried to hold a rally to mark the anniversary of its foundation in 1965 on 1 January. | Monday's fighting erupted when Fatah tried to hold a rally to mark the anniversary of its foundation in 1965 on 1 January. |
| In another development in the Gaza Strip, one Hamas member was killed and five others were injured by Israeli tank fire. | In another development in the Gaza Strip, one Hamas member was killed and five others were injured by Israeli tank fire. |
| The Israeli army said soldiers had opened fire after seeing gunmen approach the border fence with Israel. | The Israeli army said soldiers had opened fire after seeing gunmen approach the border fence with Israel. |