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del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 06:41 18/10/2007 Four killed in clashes between Hamas, Fatah-linked Gaza clan By Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondents and The Associated Press Four people were killed in clashes between Hamas security and a clan affiliated with the rival Fatah party late Wednesday, a Hamas official said. Two Hamas security men and two members of the clan were killed in the fighting that left over twenty people wounded on both sides, Ihab al-Ghusain a spokesman for the Hamas security forces said. Hamas security forces closed off the neighborhood of al-Shojaiyah east of Gaza City to arrest wanted members of the Heles clan, a large Gaza clan, affiliated with Fatah. The violence erupted when members of the Heles clan opened fire at the security forces, al-Ghusain said. The force later arrested a number of outlaws that were on their way to send reinforcements to the clan, he said. Advertisement A Fatah official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to discuss the incident, said Hamas security forces were trying to confiscate a car that belonged to a Heles member. Local residents said rocket propelled grenades, mortars and heavy machine guns were used in the clashes. Ambulances were heard whizzing throughout Gaza city. Armed clashes often break out along factional and family lines across the chaotic Gaza Strip. Hamas and Fatah are bitter rivals whose enmity deepened after the Islamists violently seized control of Gaza from Fatah security forces in June. Earlier Wednesday, Public Security Minister Avi Dichter hinted at the need for an expansive Israel Defense Forces operation in the Gaza Strip, Army Radio reported, hours after an IDF soldier was killed by Palestinian fire during a raid in southern Gaza. "Either we keep the army in Gaza or we meet the explosives belt in Tel Aviv," Dichter was quoted as saying. Related articles: Two Palestinians, including one militant, killed in IDF Nablus raid Egypt finds two tunnels at Gaza border, arrests three Palestinians Dichter: Egypt capable of halting Gaza arms smuggling within day Bookmark to del.icio.us A Palestinian gesture The top PA diplomat in Poland joined his Israeli counterpart on a visit to Auschwitz. Link to Temple found A controversial Temple Mount dig unearthed fragments from the First Temple.   1.   What a gross over statement from Avi Dictler... 02:29  |  dutch 18/10/07   2.   Hamas per se are no problem. The problem is the PA, Fatah & Abbas 03:05  |  Uzi 18/10/07   3.   Gaza is green and clean.................of humanity.............. 03:05  |  Genuine Tosefta 18/10/07   4.   But it Israel`s fault of course....what else? 03:06  |  Genuine Tosefta 18/10/07   5.   Ha, Amira Hamas just filed a field report on how peaceful Gaza is 03:08  |  Genuine Tosefta 18/10/07   6.   There can never be any separeate Arab political entity west of 03:09  |  Uzi 18/10/07   7.   Just another typical day in the zoo, according to Hass 03:20  |  Subprime 18/10/07   8.   To quote a Terrorist 03:31  |  POP 18/10/07   9.   Pals are at it again 03:47  |  Adrian de Klerk 18/10/07   10.   Nice People, These Palestinians 03:52  |  Jason, Ph.D. 18/10/07   11.   To quote a Terrorist 03:54  |  POP 18/10/07   12.   Jason, Ph.D = Racist Statement 04:25  |  POP 18/10/07   13.   Jason, Ph.D. = Racist Statements 04:27  |  POP 18/10/07   14.   Jason #10 04:30  |  JH 18/10/07   15.   They don`t need Israel 09:19  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 18/10/07   16.   JH, #14 09:48  |  Jason, Ph.D. 18/10/07   17.   Really POP? 09:54  |  Jason, Ph.D. 18/10/07   18.   Margie # 15 10:52  |  Guido 18/10/07   19.   JH and a mind of jelly 11:03  |  David Teich 18/10/07   20.   uzi 11:25  |  pueblo 18/10/07   21.   POP on quoting terrorists 13:57  |  Lynn 18/10/07   22.   #1 DEMENTED DUTCH 14:52  |  * BEN JABO 18/10/07   23.   pueblo in nm 15:14  |  Stan 18/10/07   24.   POP How racist "blanket generalizations against an entire demogra 15:19  |  17 18/10/07   25.   Since when is a few explosives going to threaten Tel Aviv? 15:38  |  Dutch asks 18/10/07   26.   to Dutch, Dutch asks and Dutch ass 18:55  |  Sol 18/10/07   27.   Hey Haaretz, R U censoring posts at random, or what? 20:56  |  Polybios 18/10/07   28.   #20 Let`s face it , nobody loves the Israelis... 00:46  |  John 19/10/07   29.   Shame on Dutch 04:16  |  Murray of Montreal 19/10/07   30.   Palestinian Nomenclature 21:00  |  Chick 19/10/07   31.   Well they wanted to play Rambo 02:00  |  Adrian de Klerk 20/10/07   32.   Murray , The Real Shame lies with Israel`s desire... 06:10  |  Dutch 20/10/07   33.   #25 Dutch asks: Let Israeli ask the Dutch 14:18  |  Haham me Bat Yam 20/10/07   34.   True Love neve did run smoothly..... 14:40  |  Natasha 20/10/07   35.   #33 There is no comparison... 15:59  |  Dutch 20/10/07   36.   33 What I am asking people to do is to broaden their vision 18:02  |  Dutch 20/10/07   37.   Broaden your vision by only focusing your vision to Jews only 22:22  |  cristo 21/10/07   38.   36: All we`re doing is asking Dutch 16:23  |  David Teich 22/10/07

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