9 killed in Palestinian infighting

Grenade fired at home of Palestinian PM

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - A rocket-propelled grenade
hit the home of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas
on Tuesday, in what Hamas said was an attempted
assassination. The house was damaged, but Haniyeh
and his family were not harmed.

The attack came during the bloodiest 24-hour period
yet in latest round of Hamas-Fatah fighting, which
erupted again in May, after several weeks of lull.
Seventeen people were killed Monday and early
Tuesday, including several in street executions, as
hospitals turned into battle grounds.

Both Hamas and Fatah, on Web sites and in text
messages to activists, called for the execution of
the other side's military and political leaders.

Haniyeh's house in the Shati refugee camp on the
outskirts Gaza City was damaged by the RPG, but the
prime minister and his family were not hurt, said his
son, Abdel Salam.

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Militants of the Palestinian group Hamas have begun to attack positions of rival faction Fatah in Gaza as levels of violence reach a new intensity.

Hundreds of Hamas fighters began moving on Fatah posts after giving their occupants two hours to leave.

Fatah leaders will meet later to decide whether to leave the three-month-old unity government they formed with Hamas in an effort to end factional fighting.

Some 16 people have been killed on the streets of Gaza in the past 24 hours.

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