Palestinian gunmen fired at the house of the Palestinian foreign minister late Sunday, threatening to re-ignite a recent wave of factional fighting between the Hamas and Fatah movements, witnesses said. | Officials said the gunmen were relatives of three Fatah men killed in the recent infighting against Hamas militiamen. Hamas officials said Zahar was not at home. |
Local leaders have been trying to resolve the dispute in recent days. A total of 17 people were killed in the factional fighting, which broke out nearly two weeks ago, before the sides declared a truce last week. There have been sporadic incidents of violence since the truce went into effect.