Heavy factional fighting continues despite ceasefire agreement
(15 May 2007) 1. Skyline of Gaza 2. Various top shots of militants running 3. Wide top shot of civilians running across the road 4. Wide ground shot of mosque being hit by gunfire, UPSOUND: gunfire 5. Masked militants in the street with guns, UPSOUND: gunfire 6. Mosque being hit by gunfire, UPSOUND: gunfire 7. Militant looking round corner 8. Wide of Gaza street 9. Injured on trolley being wheeled through hospital corridor 10. Various of doctors treating injured people 11. Exterior of morgue 12. Relatives gathering around body 13. Relative hugging body, crying 14. Man crying 15. Body being wrapped with Hamas flag 16. Close-up of body wrapped with flag STORYLINE: Fighting in the Gaza Strip between rival Palestinian forces continued for a third day on Tuesday, with latest reports stating that at least 5 Fatah members were killed in a Hamas assault on the Karni border crossing in Gaza, drawing gunfire from nearby Israeli troops, Palestinian officials said. The attack was the deadliest single incident in three days of factional fighting. Earlier, the violence had claimed a ninth life, as a truce unravelled and a fragile unity government agreement fell apart. Gunfire was heard at different points in the coastal strip on Tuesday as Fatah and Hamas accused each other's forces of breaking a ceasefire reached late Monday. Even the main junction in Gaza City was empty, except for a few cars hurriedly abandoned by passengers, as gunmen exchanged heavy fire at a nearby security compound. One Hamas man was killed in fighting early Tuesday, Palestinian security officials said. In many places the violence centred around roadblocks set up by the Fatah-affiliated Palestinian security and began when cars containing Hamas gunmen were stopped. The Karni crossing bloodshed threatened to draw Israel into the latest wave of Palestinian infighting. The Israeli army confirmed it had fired at a group of gunmen who approached the border. The violence followed the resignation of a frustrated top security official whose appointment as an independent was a keystone of the unity agreement reached two months ago to put an end to months of bloody clashes. Interior Minister Hani Kawasmeh resigned on Monday and accused leaders on both sides of thwarting his efforts to halt the violence. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
