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Thousands of Fatah Supporters Stage Anti-Hamas March in Gaza


[Ha'aretz] Thousands of Fatah supporters, led by hundreds of gunmen firing in the air, staged an anti-Hamas march Friday chanting slogans against Prime Minister Haniyeh of Hamas. Hamas-Fatah tensions in Gaza have been running high after months of skirmishes between rival gunmen and the assassination of a top Fatah-allied security chief last week. Earlier Friday, Palestinian gunmen opened fire in the midst of a long group of people waiting to cross from Gaza into Egypt and tossed a grenade at Palestinian officials, wounding two of them. Palestinian sources said the militants were trying to clear the way for their relatives to get closer to the border.
2006-09-26 01:00:00
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