A large bomb was detonated in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahiya on Monday next the workplace of the brother of an Al Aksa Martyrs Brigades commander. No one was wounded in the blast, which caused severe property damage. Fatah blamed Hamas for the explosion and Hamas said it was in retaliation for attempts by Fatah members to kidnap Hamas activists next to A-Najah University in Nablus.