Intelligence chief wounded in convoy attack

Gunmen opened fire at a convoy carrying the deputy Palestinian intelligence chief today, wounding him in the chest.

Tareq Abu Rajab’s car flipped over after the shooting, officials said. He was rushed to a hospital and was undergoing surgery, the officials said in Gaza City.

There was no word on who carried out the shooting. Rajab, who keeps a low public profile, is an old ally of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

The Gaza Strip has seen a wave of internal violence in recent months, as various factions vie for power ahead of a planned Israeli pullout next year.