About 20 people were injured in the clashes, including children and journalists, according to doctors and witnesses.
The BBC has video (HERE) of the violence.
Palestinian Fatah party supporters run after members of the Hamas Executive Force arrest several people during a rally following Friday noon prayers in Gaza City. More than 10,000 Palestinians have defied Hamas to pray outside in the biggest protest in the Gaza Strip since the radical Islamist movement captured control of the territory two months ago.(AFP/Mohammed Abed)
Palestinian Fatah supporters run away from members of the Hamas Executive Force arriving in a pick up truck during a protest following Muslim prayers in Gaza City, Friday, Aug. 31, 2007. (AP)
A Palestinian Fatah supporter is detained by members of the Hamas Executive Force during clashes at a protest following Muslim prayers in Gaza City, Friday, Aug. 31, 2007. A protest by Fatah supporters against Hamas rule turned violent Friday when Hamas police men began forcefully dispersing the crowd, firing in the air and beating demonstrators. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
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ReplyDelete"The events in the Gaza Strip prove to everyone that the (Hamas) coup is nearing its end. Our heroic people in Gaza will not be terrorized by these mercenaries,"
wish it weren't the way it is, but that said.. glad to hear it.. quite an improvement from previous clashes, perhaps the Palestinian people are learning from experience afterall..
ps.. i'll never forget some of the things several Palestinians stated about Hamas as they were fleeing to Israel after attacks in Gaza.. ie: even Israel never treated them as cruel as Hamas, or how sorry they were for voting them into power..
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