Hamas pressure on Fatah mounts in Gaza battles
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Hamas Islamist fighters and forces loyal to Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas battled on Wednesday for control of the Gaza Strip in an escalating Palestinian supremacy struggle he described as "madness".
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Islamic and Al Azhar universities in Gaza, long the pride of Palestinians, have been consumed by the fighting between Hamas and Fatah.
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Gunmen of rival factions Hamas and Fatah sharply escalated their fight for supremacy in what is beginning to look increasingly like a civil war.
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A shaky cease-fire took effect on Monday between Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah after days of heavy fighting pushed the Gaza Strip to the brink of civil war.
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The incident further inflamed tensions between Fatah and Hamas that had been escalating.
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Hundreds of Islamic Hamas supporters who rallied in Gaza Sunday night called upon the movement&#39;s armed wing Izzedin al Qassam militants to attack Israel.
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Rival Palestinian factions fought their most intense battles in weeks on Sunday in the Gaza Strip, raising the weekend toll to five dead and 53 wounded.
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Fighting between rival Palestinian factions escalated across Gaza on Friday, killing at least 17 people, as Hamas overran compounds used by President Mahmoud Abbas's forces and two major universities were set ablaze.
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Hamas fighters bombarded a major security compound belonging to the rival Fatah group in Gaza City on Thursday as the Islamist movement appeared to tighten its grip in fierce factional fighting.
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Hamas security forces go out in force to prevent Fatah supporters defying a ban on outdoor prayers in Gaza.
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The two factions battled today in several parts of the Gaza Strip.
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A top Hamas leader accused Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah of starting a war after his security forces opened fire on Friday on a Hamas rally in the West Bank and firefights broke out in Gaza.
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Deadly clashes between rival gunmen may presage a fight to the finish between Fatah and Hamas
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Thousands of angry civil servants turned up the pressure on the beleaguered Hamas government Wednesday, marching to demand payment of overdue wages and winning Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' blessing for a major strike next week.
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Militants from Hamas threaten to overrun Gaza security positions belonging to Palestinian rivals Fatah.
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GAZA CITY, Dec. 17-- Fighting between the ruling Hamas movement and its Fatah rivals escalated Sunday, with an attack launched on the foreign minister's convoy followed by shots fired at the Palestinian president's Gaza residence in apparent retaliation, witnesses said.
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Hamas Islamist fighters gained ground on Wednesday against forces loyal to Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas in battles for control of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian supremacy struggle he termed "madness".