Clashes erupted in Gaza following a drive-by shooting

Wednesday January 31, 2007 15:51

by Rami Almeghari - IMEMC & Agencies

Clashes erupted between Al-Aqsa Brigade, the armed wing of Fatah and the Executive Force of the ministry of Interior in Al-Saftawi area in the north of Gaza City, Palestinian sources reported.

No injuries have been reported as of writing this report in the clashes which erupted following a drive-by shooting which targeted an officier in the Fatah affiliated Presidential Guards known as the Force 17.

Abu Qusai, spokesperson of the Aqsa Brigade told the Palestinian News Agenecy (WAFA) that the attack on Issa was a failure assassination attempt, and called on Palestinian factions to interfer to stop the violations of the cease-fire.

Presidential Guard Wounded by Unknown Gunmen in Gaza
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Palestinian medical sources said on Wednesday that a Palestinian presidential 17 Force member was shot and wounded in northern Gaza.
Dr. Mo’awiya Abu Hasanein, director of the emergency department at the Alshifa hospital of Gaza, confirmed that Bashir Issa, 40, was hit in the pelvis and right leg and was transferred to the Kamal Edwan hospital in northern Gaza.
Witnesses said that gunfire was shot from a black car in the Saftawi area, where the wounded man lives.
This drive-by shooting is the first since Tuesday’s agreement on a ceasefire between Fatah and Hamas that put an end to five consecutive days of bloody infighting, which claimed the lives of at least 35 Palestinians and wounded more than one hundred others.
Apparently, the cease-fire declared between Palestinian rival factions, Fatah and Hamas, is fragile and it is possible for a third party to foil it.

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