And these are the alleged peace partners for Israel

Last Thursday Fatah and Hamas agreed to work together to crack down on the violence and lawlessness in the Gaza Strip. The spirit co-operation didn’t even last to noon before Hamas and Fatah turned their guns on each other. So far the spirit of cooperation toll is 4 dead and 15 kidnapped in some of the heaviest fractional fighting since the last ceasefire agreement signed by Fatah and Hamas.

But it’s all good as Fatah and Hamas have reached another ceasefire agreement reports Ynet News:

Fatah and Hamas reached an agreement to halt violence between the factions in the Gaza Strip. The ceasefire talks were mediated by an Egyptian delegation, after four Palestinians were killed Saturday and 20 more were wounded in inter-factional gun battles.

At the height of Sunday's clashes, organizations on both sides claimed to have abducted dozens of group members from the rivaling organizations. Prior to the signing of the agreement, Hamas and Fatah gunmen continued to trade accusations regarding which side was responsible for the renewed outbreak of violence.

For a people with such an alleged longing for statehood it is amazing how quickly they reverted to outright banditry and anarchy the minute the Israelis withdrew. Instead of recognizing this as their opportunity to step up to the plate and govern their own affairs the Palestinians took the time and applied the effort to remake the Gaza Strip into Mogadishu. In a way, it is rather an amazing feat on its own but one is left asking how many Mogadishu does the world really need?