Monday, June 11, 2007

Where will they fight next?

Not only was the Egyptian ceasefire a bust; now Fatah and Hamas are shooting it out in the hospitals of Gaza reports the Jerusalem Post:
Eyewitnesses said four Palestinians were killed in fierce fighting inside the Bet Hanun Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip. Among the victims were Eid al-Masri, and his sons, Faraj and Ibrahim. Doctors said they were forced to close the hospital because of the fighting, which caused a power outage.

A similar gun battle erupted between Hamas and Fatah militiamen at Gaza City's Shifa Hospital, the largest medical center in the Strip, where two people were killed. One of the victims was identified as Mazen Ajour, a commander of Hamas's armed wing, Izaddin Kassam.

Hamas said Ajour was killed execution-style after being kidnapped by Fatah gunmen and PA security officers. Local reporters told The Jerusalem Post that dozens of families living close to the hospital fled their homes out of fear for their lives.

The Palestinian Doctors' Union called on all militiamen to immediately withdraw from the hospitals, saying the fighting was threatening the lives of hundreds of patients. The union also appealed to the PA leadership to intervene to stop the fighting between Fatah and Hamas.

1 comment:

Steve B said...

Hamas and Fatah: Doing Israel's work for them.

I wonder how the Media and UN would react if Israel fired on a hospital to get at some bad guys?

No, I don't really wonder, cuz I already know.