Hamas says Abbas seeks war
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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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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and his Hamas rivals hold separate talks in Cairo over Gaza's border breach.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas began crisis talks with Egypt on Wednesday about restoring order at the breached Gaza border, facing a challenge from his Hamas rivals for control of the frontier.
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Gun battles between Hamas and Fatah erupt in Gaza after Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's call for  early polls.
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President Mahmoud Abbas's security forces fired on a Hamas rally in the West Bank and gunbattles between the two Palestinian factions erupted in Gaza on Friday, prompting a top Hamas leader to accuse Abbas of starting a war.
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Security forces loyal to moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have asked Israel's permission to import anti-tank missiles, grenades and millions of bullets to fight the Islamic militant group Hamas, officials said Thursday.
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RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Hamas on Wednesday demanded a central role in controlling the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt in an open challenge to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of crisis talks in Cairo.
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called for early elections to end the stalemate between factions in Gaza and the West Bank on Saturday. Violence has flared between supporters of Abbas' Fatah movement and Hamas, which won parliamentary elections in January. Tensions between Palestinians are at their worst point in a decade. On Friday, Hamas accused Fatah of trying to kill Prime Minister Ismail Haniya.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas formally asked Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on Thursday to form a new unity government and urged him to abide by peace accords signed with Israel.
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The ruling Hamas faction accused forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah of trying to kill Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and vowed to punish those responsible, raising fears of civil war.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will  demand obedience from militant factions in talks Friday after  fighters bombarded Jewish settlements in Gaza despite a  cease-fire declared at a summit with Israel.
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In his bitter wrangling with Hamas over legitimacy, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is considering calling presidential and legislative elections to strengthen his position, a top aide said Thursday.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will  demand obedience from militant factions in talks on Friday  after fighters bombarded Jewish settlements in Gaza despite a  ceasefire declared at a summit with Israel.
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Analysis: Desperate to stay in the game, Mahmoud Abbas challenges Hamas to back a two-state solution or face a referendum on the issue
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Hamas and President Mahmoud Abbas voiced   conflicting views on Wednesday on unity government policies   central to the resumption of international aid to the   Palestinian Authority.
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Palestinians battled across Gaza on Tuesday in what looked ever more like civil war as the forces of President Mahmoud Abbas rounded on those of the Islamist prime minister and their unity government headed for collapse.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President Mahmoud Abbas called on Saturday for Palestinian elections, throwing down the gauntlet to his Hamas rivals after days of factional violence that have sparked fears of civil war.