Hamas captures Fatah positions

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip â?? Hamas fighters on Tuesday captured several positions from the rival Fatah movement and threatened to step up the offensive after a rocket-propelled grenade hit the home of the Hamas prime minister. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused his Hamas rivals of staging a coup.

There were no injuries in the early-morning attack on Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh's home â?? the second in two days. But the attack underscored the increasingly ruthless nature of the fighting, which has killed 18 people in recent days. Exasperated Egyptian mediators said the bitter rivals turned down an appeal to meet for truce talks.

Heavy gun battles erupted in several locations, in what security officials described as a Hamas assault on positions of the Fatah-allied security forces.

Hamas-affiliated radio stations said the group took control of security installations in northern and central Gaza, as well as the southern town of Khan Younis.

Hamas also demanded that Fatah-allied security forces abandon their positions, threatening to attack those who remained in their posts.

"The warning which we have given you to surrender has ended, and we will attack this position of Zionist collaborators," Hamas warned over a mosque loudspeaker in Gaza City, shortly before taking up positions near the headquarters of the pro-Fatah Preventive Security Service. Later, there were heavy exchanges of fire.
Hamas captures Fatah positions | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

These people can't decide who the hell to kill. UNREAL!

Have a good one!:s4: