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Palestinian Troops Kill 12-year-old Palestinian Boy
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| Dopey |
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Hamas, Fatah gunmen battle in Gaza
Associated Press
Gaza City, Gaza Strip — Hamas and Fatah gunmen battled each other in the streets Sunday, having sent civilians fleeing from their homes in an increasingly bloody power struggle that left more than two dozen Palestinians dead over the weekend.
An explosion early in the morning rocked the Gaza City home of a bodyguard to Fatah strongman Mohammed Dahlan, but the guard was not in the building and no casualties were reported. At least eight people were wounded in exchanges of fire between the sides overnight, Palestinian security officials said.
The latest round of fighting began late Thursday after a Hamas activist was killed in a bombing. By Saturday night, 25 Palestinians — including a 2-year-old and a 12-year-old — had been killed and at least 76 were wounded, bringing to a standstill fitful efforts to unite the two rival factions in a coalition government.
A threat by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah to call early elections fuelled the tensions that provoked the violence.
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Palestinian mourners carry the body of Bader Abu al-Garaya, 11, during his funeral in Gaza city on Sunday.
Residents of areas where the fighting was fiercest left to take refuge with relatives, and bullet holes pocked many of the buildings there.
Major roads in Gaza City were blocked by concrete barriers put up by security personnel loyal to both factions, causing traffic jams as drivers were forced on to alternate roads.
Large security details loyal to both groups deployed at major street corners and outside potential targets, like the homes of Mr. Abbas and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of the Islamic militant Hamas. Security also was reinforced around Palestinian media outlets, and two Gaza City universities were shuttered.
Late Saturday night, a 12-year-old boy was killed and two people were wounded in northern Gaza during a shootout, witnesses and hospital officials said.
The boy's father, Baher Abu El-Karaya, a local Fatah leader, was injured in the gunbattle. From his hospital bed, he told The Associated Press that Hamas gunmen attacked his home.
In other violence, Hamas gunmen fired mortars at the Abbas-allied Preventive Security Service headquarters and at the home of the force's chief, Rashid Abu Shbak, officials said.
Hamas and an Abbas spokesman appealed for calm on Saturday.
In a clear jab at the moderate Abbas, Mr. Haniyeh criticized "troublemakers who are trying to veer away from the path of our people" by receiving "dirty American funding and arms." The White House is seeking some $85 million to help bolster security forces loyal to Abbas.
Control over the security forces is a focal point of the factions' power struggle. Mr. Abbas claims authority over most of the 80,000 Palestinian security personnel, but Hamas controls the Interior Ministry, which is in charge of some of the security apparatuses, and operates its own separate force of 5,000, drawn from the group's military wing.
The long-standing enmity between the two groups turned even deadlier after Hamas swept parliamentary elections in January 2006, ending four decades of Fatah rule.
Some 60 people have died in Gaza since early December alone, following Mr. Abbas's pledge to call early elections if coalition talks between Hamas and Fatah fail. Mr. Abbas said last week he would move forward with his election plan if the coalition talks failed to produce results within three weeks.
Hamas, which defeated Fatah in parliamentary elections last year, opposes a new vote.
Mr. Abbas hopes that by forming a coalition government, he will be able to persuade Israel and the West to reinstate hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to the Palestinian government that they cut off to pressure Hamas to disarm and recognize Israel's right to exist.
Both Fatah and Hamas officials said late Friday that unity talks would be suspended until the fighting ends.
Mediators from two small factions, meanwhile, tried to win the release of hostages taken by the two sides. Late Saturday, seven Hamas activists and four Fatah members were freed in the southern town of Khan Younis, officials said. |
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| Magnetonium |
Israeli troops, instead of killing innocent Palestinian civilians, should instead concentrate on apprehending and arresting these criminals.
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| Dopey |
| quote: | Originally posted by Magnetonium
Israeli troops, instead of killing innocent Palestinian civilians, should instead concentrate on apprehending and arresting these criminals.
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So even when Palestinians kill each other, it is the Jews that are at fault!
I'm actually beginning to think you would charge a Rabbi with hate crimes if he broke up a fight between two 7 year old Lebanese boys. |
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| Magnetonium |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dopey
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So even when Palestinians kill each other, it is the Jews that are at fault!
I'm actually beginning to think you would charge a Rabbi with hate crimes if he broke up a fight between two 7 year old Lebanese boys. |
Alright then, I'll try your approach:
SHOW ME THE PROOF. I WANT THE BALISTICS REPORT, CSI style, I want the videotape as well.
Until then I dont believe you ';-) :haha: :haha: :haha: |
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| jonSun |
| Its a damn shame. Poor kid. :( |
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| tathi |
very sad :(
| quote: | Originally posted by Magnetonium
Alright then, I'll try your approach:
SHOW ME THE PROOF. I WANT THE BALISTICS REPORT, CSI style, I want the videotape as well.
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| Cyrus King |
I dont believe you.. show me the video... and the autopsy |
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| Dopey |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cyrus King
I dont believe you |
I don't believe you |
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| Fir3start3r |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cyrus King
I dont believe you.. show me the video... and the autopsy |
Really?
Where were those questions for "Israeli Troops Kill 10-Year-Old Palestinian Girl"?
oh wait...:rolleyes:
You just showed your true colours right there and I can't say anyone here is surprised... |
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| Magnetonium |
| quote: | Originally posted by Fir3start3r
Really?
Where were those questions for "Israeli Troops Kill 10-Year-Old Palestinian Girl"?
oh wait...:rolleyes:
You just showed your true colours right there and I can't say anyone here is surprised... |
Actually, I think Cyrus was only having a bit too much fun along with me after I owned Dopey with that question. Dopey obviously didnt see it coming. He implied he would only believe IDF killed that girl if he saw the forensics report and/or video for that incident. So I got him back by asking the same question on this thread, knowing well that there was no such thing as videotape evidence or forensics reports for either of these incidents. Noone has the money for it, and noone really cares. People like Dopey just want the report done television style, CSI-style, to amuze them, entertain them, convince them, shock them - when they dont realize that the truth is actually lying right there in front of them, from countless witness testimonies, various media reports, and previous history in the coflict. Ignorance ... is bliss????? |
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| Dopey |
| quote: | Originally posted by Magnetonium
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Actually, I think Cyrus was only having a bit too much fun along with me after I owned Dopey with that question |
Your e-penis is larger than mine!
Oh wait, Hamas pwned all you terrorist sympathizers by killing that 12 year old boy. |
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| shaolin_Z |
| quote: | Originally posted by Fir3start3r
Really?
Where were those questions for "Israeli Troops Kill 10-Year-Old Palestinian Girl"?
oh wait...:rolleyes:
You just showed your true colours right there and I can't say anyone here is surprised... |
LOL. Ever heard of sarcasm? |
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