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Hamas militant shot dead in Gaza Hamas militant shot dead in Gaza
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A commander of Palestinian militant group Hamas has been killed during a gun battle with rival faction Fatah in the northern Gaza Strip.A commander of Palestinian militant group Hamas has been killed during a gun battle with rival faction Fatah in the northern Gaza Strip.
It is the first such fatality since a Saudi-mediated ceasefire between the groups was signed a month ago.It is the first such fatality since a Saudi-mediated ceasefire between the groups was signed a month ago.
The man was killed in the town of Beit Hanoun after a shoot-out between the two factions.The man was killed in the town of Beit Hanoun after a shoot-out between the two factions.
Each side blamed the other for starting the violence, which shook the town with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades.Each side blamed the other for starting the violence, which shook the town with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades.
Ambush claimAmbush claim
The clashes happened just hours after Prime Minister Ismail Haniya of Hamas said the members of a newly-agreed unity government would be announced in the coming days.The clashes happened just hours after Prime Minister Ismail Haniya of Hamas said the members of a newly-agreed unity government would be announced in the coming days.
The Hamas fighter killed was identified as Mohammad al-Kafarna, a member of the group's Executive Force.The Hamas fighter killed was identified as Mohammad al-Kafarna, a member of the group's Executive Force.
Hamas said that he was killed after Fatah fighters ambushed the vehicle he was travelling in.Hamas said that he was killed after Fatah fighters ambushed the vehicle he was travelling in.
But a Fatah spokesman said that shots had initially been fired by Hamas gunmen on a car carrying members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade.But a Fatah spokesman said that shots had initially been fired by Hamas gunmen on a car carrying members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade.
The agreement between the two groups, signed on 8 February in the Saudi city of Mecca, had brought a fragile end factional fighting which has claimed more than 90 Palestinian lives since December. The agreement between the two groups, signed on 8 February in the Saudi city of Mecca, had brought a fragile end to factional fighting, which has claimed more than 90 Palestinian lives since December.