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2007-01-29 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

A Hamas supporter and another gunman were killed in a drive-by shooting in southern Gaza on Sunday, bringing the death toll in four days of Hamas-Fatah fighting to 27. In all, more than 60 Palestinians have been killed in internal fighting since December, including 26 in the latest round which began Thursday. Sundays violence began with a blast at the home of a bodyguard to Fatah strongman Mohammed Dahlan. The guard was not in the building, and no casualties were reported. Other clashes took place near security installations in Gaza City, and several Hamas loyalists were abducted in the northern Gaza Strip, Hamas officials said.

The violence also spread to the West Bank, where about 15 Fatah gunmen stormed into a West Bank bank and snatched a local Hamas leader, witnesses said. There has been a rash of kidnappings throughout the fighting. In all previous cases, the hostages have been released unharmed relatively quickly. By midafternoon, a lull appeared to be taking hold in Gaza City. The citys main marketplace reopened, and people were out and about running errands. Gunmen opened fire on a police station in northern Gaza after sundown, wounding a police officer, security officials said. Also, they said, an intelligence officer and his bodyguard from Fatah were kidnapped. In the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis, a Hamas gunman was shot dead in a drive-by shooting after nightfall, Hamas officials said. A second gunmen was killed later, hospital officials said. His affiliation was not immediately known.

Posted by Fred 2007-01-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11141 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Finally, Palestinians discover why Allan created them.

Posted by gromgoru 2007-01-29 00:41|| 2007-01-29 00:41|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm very confused, I thought they were initially conceived to burrow, have litters, seethe, and pursue a pointless deathwish, just like the lemmings. Does intercine fighting counts?

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-01-29 05:55|| 2007-01-29 05:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Man's gotta have a hobby 5089.

Posted by Shipman 2007-01-29 06:13|| 2007-01-29 06:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Man's gotta have a hobby 5089.

I'll stick to stamp collecting ... unless they declare open season on congresscritters.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-01-29 17:19|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-01-29 17:19|| Front Page Top

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