Israeli forces pulled out of the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun before daybreak today, completing a weeklong sweep that killed more than 50 Palestinians.

Mohammed Deif, the Palestinian militant who has been top of Israel’s wanted list for a decade, was wounded in an air strike on a house in Gaza City early today, the military said.

Violence has flared in Gaza against the background of internal clashes between the new Hamas-led government and loyalists of the defeated Fatah, despite efforts to cool tempers.

DOZENS of Hamas gunmen rushed to the aid of a Cabinet minister yesterday after he was confronted by angry gunmen, sparking a shoot-out that left three people wounded in the latest explosion of infighting in the Gaza Strip.

Dozens of Hamas gunmen today rushed to the aid of a Cabinet minister after he was confronted by angry gunmen, sparking a shoot-out that left three people wounded in the latest explosion of infighting in the Gaza Strip.