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| Three children shot dead in Gaza | Three children shot dead in Gaza |
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| Gunmen outside a school in Gaza City have shot dead the three children of a Palestinian intelligence chief linked to the Fatah party. | Gunmen outside a school in Gaza City have shot dead the three children of a Palestinian intelligence chief linked to the Fatah party. |
| One adult was also killed in the attack which took place in a street crowded with children. | One adult was also killed in the attack which took place in a street crowded with children. |
| The children's father was named as Baha Balousheh, who led a crackdown on the Hamas movement 10 years ago. | |
| Tensions between Fatah and the Hamas government have frequently led to gun battles in the streets of Gaza. | Tensions between Fatah and the Hamas government have frequently led to gun battles in the streets of Gaza. |
| On Saturday, Hamas Interior Minister Said Siam escaped unhurt after his convoy was fired upon in Gaza City. | On Saturday, Hamas Interior Minister Said Siam escaped unhurt after his convoy was fired upon in Gaza City. |
| Hamas won a landslide victory in elections in January but its funding has been choked off by Western donors because it refuses to renounce violence and recognise Israel. | Hamas won a landslide victory in elections in January but its funding has been choked off by Western donors because it refuses to renounce violence and recognise Israel. |
| We saw fire coming from one car. We started screaming and children started running Fadwa NabulsiSchoolgirl | We saw fire coming from one car. We started screaming and children started running Fadwa NabulsiSchoolgirl |
| Fatah leader and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has been considering a request by his allies to hold early elections to resolve an impasse in efforts to form a unity government. | Fatah leader and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has been considering a request by his allies to hold early elections to resolve an impasse in efforts to form a unity government. |
| Hamas has denounced the proposal to hold another election as a "coup against democracy". | Hamas has denounced the proposal to hold another election as a "coup against democracy". |
| Revenge vows | Revenge vows |
| The BBC's Alan Johnston in Gaza says the motive behind Monday's attack is not clear but a figure in Mr Balousheh's position would have made many enemies. | The BBC's Alan Johnston in Gaza says the motive behind Monday's attack is not clear but a figure in Mr Balousheh's position would have made many enemies. |
| The attack happened as children were arriving at a street lined with several schools in Gaza City's Rimal district. | The attack happened as children were arriving at a street lined with several schools in Gaza City's Rimal district. |
| The gunmen fired more than 70 bullets at the vehicle in which Mr Balousheh's children, aged between six and 10, were travelling. At least two other children were hurt. | |
| According to the Associated Press news agency, seats and a school bag inside the vehicle were left covered in blood. | According to the Associated Press news agency, seats and a school bag inside the vehicle were left covered in blood. |
| Fatah supporters gathered in the streets vowing revenge for the attack. | Fatah supporters gathered in the streets vowing revenge for the attack. |
| Fadwa Nabulsi, a 12-year-old interviewed by the Associated Press, said she was outside a school with her nine-year-old brother, Wael, when the shooting started. | Fadwa Nabulsi, a 12-year-old interviewed by the Associated Press, said she was outside a school with her nine-year-old brother, Wael, when the shooting started. |
| "We saw fire coming from one car. We started screaming and children started running. | "We saw fire coming from one car. We started screaming and children started running. |
| "I was crying, and I lost Wael for about half an hour. Then I found him hiding in a falafel shop. I'm trying to find my father to take us back home," she said. | "I was crying, and I lost Wael for about half an hour. Then I found him hiding in a falafel shop. I'm trying to find my father to take us back home," she said. |
| Palestinian police in the area have been trying to help children locate their parents and Gaza City's Shifa hospital has been flooded with inquiries from concerned families. | Palestinian police in the area have been trying to help children locate their parents and Gaza City's Shifa hospital has been flooded with inquiries from concerned families. |