Saturday, February 03, 2007

New Firefights Shatter Gaza Ceasefire

Is there anthing more laughable than an alleged ceasefire between the warring factions in Gaza?
Fighting between warring Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip has raged overnight, wounding eight people and shattering an embryonic ceasefire.

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and exiled Hamas political supremo Khaled Meshaal declared the now dormant ceasefire between the feuding rivals on Friday after internecine fighting killed 25 people in just 24 hours.

The duelling factions agreed to meet again in Gaza on Saturday in a bid to revive the truce -- the second ceasefire to collapse in a week.

Fighting in Gaza City between the ruling Islamist Hamas and Abbas's Fatah faction included fierce skirmishes near the headquarters of the Fatah-dominated security services where five people were wounded, medical sources said.

Why not try some dialogue?

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