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February 03, 2007
Palestinian Civil War Watch - 14
There was a ceasefire called last night, but nobody came. Less than a day after another ceasefire agreement was attained between Fatah and Hamas, on Saturday morning violence between the factions erupted anew, and eight Palestinian were wounded.I call this phase the war of the buildings. So far Fatah has torched a Hamas University and Hamas has recprocated. However, Hamas is up one radio station. We shall see how long that lasts. Update: 04 Feb '07 1313z One person was killed in Saturday's fighting. Hamas and Fatah gunmen fought in Gaza City's beachfront neighborhoods and around security compounds early Sunday, ignoring renewed truce appeals and Arab mediation efforts. One man was killed, raising the death toll from three days of fighting to 26, the AP reported.Latest reports are that the cease fire is not holding. Heh. GAZA (Reuters) - Mortar bombs exploded near the Gaza offices of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday and rival gunmen exchanged fire in the streets, ignoring another shaky truce in the factional war between Fatah and Hamas.You can count me among the many who predicted there would be no truce. Hamas has a high level hostage. Tensions between Fatah and Hamas were again running high in the Gaza Strip following the kidnapping of Fatah leader Muhammad Dahlan's nephew by Hamas gunmen on Sunday afternoon.That is down somewhat from the rate during their previous clash where about 10 a day were killed. It could be random fluctuation or changes in strategies and tactics. Cross Posted at Power and Control posted by Simon on 02.03.07 at 04:24 AM |
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From a cold-blooded perspective, I wonder how the average daily death toll of this conflict compares with that of the American involvement in Iraq over the last few years. And is either one increasing or decreasing? And do people "over there" even care about death tolls?