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Hamas Takes Charge in Gaza

Fatah still controls West Bank

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 14, 2007 6:28 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Hamas is in control of most of Gaza after a day of fighting in which its forces overran the headquarters of a major paramilitary force loyal to Fatah. The Times reports that Hamas militia surrounded the presidential compound in Gaza City, but president Mahmoud Abbas remains in the West Bank. Israel is likely to intervene if Hamas takes Gaza.

CNN reported that Fatah loyalists were paraded out of the security installation and executed in the street. The fighting divides the Palestinian Authority, with Hamas in charge in Gaza and Fatah in control in the West Bank, a situation some observers believe benefits Israel. A Fatah leader tells the Times: "This will be the end of an independent Palestinian state."

Palestinians stand on sandbags outside a Fatah security headquarters during a demonstration against the factional fighting in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 13, 2007. The demonstration of several hundred tribal leaders, women, children and Islamic Jihad militants turned out in Gaza City for a protest initiated by Egyptian mediators. Some demonstrators...
Palestinians stand on sandbags outside a Fatah security headquarters during a demonstration against the factional fighting in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 13, 2007. The demonstration of several hundred...   (Associated Press)
ity compound in the southern Gaza Strip town Khan Younis. The violence in Gaza has rapidly spiraled toward all-out civil war, with more than 50 reported killed since Monday.(AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
ity compound in the southern Gaza Strip town Khan Younis. The violence in Gaza has rapidly spiraled toward all-out civil war, with more than 50 reported killed since Monday.(AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)   (Associated Press)
A Palestinian Hamas militant runs to avoid sniper fire during clashes between Fatah militants and Palestinian security members in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 13, 2007. Fierce battles over key security positions spread to central and southern Gaza early Wednesday, with Hamas fighters wresting control of...
A Palestinian Hamas militant runs to avoid sniper fire during clashes between Fatah militants and Palestinian security members in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 13, 2007....   (Associated Press)
A Palestinian woman holds a sign during a demonstration calling for the end of internal fighting between Fatah and Hamas, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, June 13, 2007. Fierce battles over key security positions spread to central and southern Gaza early Wednesday, with Hamas fighters wresting control...
A Palestinian woman holds a sign during a demonstration calling for the end of internal fighting between Fatah and Hamas, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, June 13, 2007. Fierce battles over...   (Associated Press)
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