Abbas election call raises civil war fear

Abbas election call raises civil war fear: "THE Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas threw down a challenge to the government of the militant group Hamas yesterday by calling fresh elections, raising tensions that have already prompted warnings of civil war.

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Last night gunmen armed with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons exchanged fire at Khan Yunis in southern Gaza. In Gaza City, thousands of Hamas supporters marched and 18 people were wounded in clashes between the political camps."

(Via Google News.)