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| Israel bombs Gaza after rockets | Israel bombs Gaza after rockets |
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| An Israeli aircraft has bombed a building of the Hamas-run Executive Force in Gaza, killing at least one person and injuring about 45 others. | An Israeli aircraft has bombed a building of the Hamas-run Executive Force in Gaza, killing at least one person and injuring about 45 others. |
| Israel had threatened a harsh reaction to repeated barrages of Palestinian rockets over the Gaza-Israel border. | Israel had threatened a harsh reaction to repeated barrages of Palestinian rockets over the Gaza-Israel border. |
| Meanwhile the latest truce between Hamas militia men and rivals from Fatah appeared on the edge of collapse. | Meanwhile the latest truce between Hamas militia men and rivals from Fatah appeared on the edge of collapse. |
| One person was killed at a funeral for two Hamas fighters. At least 40 people have died in five days of fighting. | One person was killed at a funeral for two Hamas fighters. At least 40 people have died in five days of fighting. |
| Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who leads Fatah, suddenly cancelled a trip to Gaza that had been billed as an effort to shore up the fourth Hamas-Fatah ceasefire in five days. | Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who leads Fatah, suddenly cancelled a trip to Gaza that had been billed as an effort to shore up the fourth Hamas-Fatah ceasefire in five days. |
| Officials said he might now travel from Ramallah in the West Bank on Friday. | Officials said he might now travel from Ramallah in the West Bank on Friday. |
| Suicide bomb threat | Suicide bomb threat |
| The Israeli air strike destroyed the second floor of a two-storey building belonging to Hamas's Executive Force, a militia force tasked with maintaining security in Gaza. | The Israeli air strike destroyed the second floor of a two-storey building belonging to Hamas's Executive Force, a militia force tasked with maintaining security in Gaza. |
| HAVE YOUR SAY How can Palestinians unite when the West and Israel will only support one side Angs, New York Send us your comments Residents' voices In pictures: Gaza clashes Hamas's armed wing threatened to renew suicide bombings in Israel after the air strike. | HAVE YOUR SAY How can Palestinians unite when the West and Israel will only support one side Angs, New York Send us your comments Residents' voices In pictures: Gaza clashes Hamas's armed wing threatened to renew suicide bombings in Israel after the air strike. |
| Earlier Israeli tanks moved a few metres into the eastern Gaza Strip, although military officials said there were no plans for a ground attack. | Earlier Israeli tanks moved a few metres into the eastern Gaza Strip, although military officials said there were no plans for a ground attack. |
| On Wednesday, Israeli air strikes on Hamas facilities in Gaza killed five people, raising fears that Israel was being drawn into the internecine conflict in Gaza. | On Wednesday, Israeli air strikes on Hamas facilities in Gaza killed five people, raising fears that Israel was being drawn into the internecine conflict in Gaza. |
| Palestinian militants later fired a further salvo on the southern Israeli town of Sderot, causing a brief blackout when an electricity transformer was hit. | Palestinian militants later fired a further salvo on the southern Israeli town of Sderot, causing a brief blackout when an electricity transformer was hit. |
| 'Bloodbath' | 'Bloodbath' |
| Fighting between Mr Abbas's Fatah and the Islamist Hamas threatens a hard-won unity government they formed in March. | Fighting between Mr Abbas's Fatah and the Islamist Hamas threatens a hard-won unity government they formed in March. |
| Media outrage at infighting Rivals: Fatah and Hamas Unrest gains momentum Gun battles broke out on Thursday morning in the southern Gaza town of Rafah during a funeral march for a slain Hamas man. | Media outrage at infighting Rivals: Fatah and Hamas Unrest gains momentum Gun battles broke out on Thursday morning in the southern Gaza town of Rafah during a funeral march for a slain Hamas man. |
| Witnesses said militants were firing their weapons into the air - a common practice at Palestinian funerals - when they were fired upon. A pro-Fatah gunman was said to have been killed in the ensuing battle. | Witnesses said militants were firing their weapons into the air - a common practice at Palestinian funerals - when they were fired upon. A pro-Fatah gunman was said to have been killed in the ensuing battle. |
| Information Minister Mustafa Barghouti - one of the Palestinian cabinet's independent members - described the violence as shameful. | Information Minister Mustafa Barghouti - one of the Palestinian cabinet's independent members - described the violence as shameful. |
| "They keep making agreements, and then they violate it within minutes," he told the BBC. | "They keep making agreements, and then they violate it within minutes," he told the BBC. |
| "When we formed the national unity government, it was formed specifically to prevent internal fighting, and to open the road of protecting democracy." | "When we formed the national unity government, it was formed specifically to prevent internal fighting, and to open the road of protecting democracy." |
| Mr Abbas had been due to meet Prime Minister Ismail Haniya of Hamas for talks on ending the violence, but sources said he did not want to go until he was sure Hamas was firmly committed to latest ceasefire. | Mr Abbas had been due to meet Prime Minister Ismail Haniya of Hamas for talks on ending the violence, but sources said he did not want to go until he was sure Hamas was firmly committed to latest ceasefire. |
| BBC Arab affairs analyst Magdi Abdelhadi says armed supporters on the ground may no longer be paying attention to orders from their political leadership. | BBC Arab affairs analyst Magdi Abdelhadi says armed supporters on the ground may no longer be paying attention to orders from their political leadership. |
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