Three killed in Gaza

A resurgence in factional violence in Gaza killed three Palestinians today, sparked a daylight gun battle and led to fears that an already fragile truce between Hamas and Fatah would completely collapse.

The violence in the northern Gaza Strip began when a 25-year-old militant from President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party was shot and killed in the town of Beit Lahiya, setting off a new round of gunbattles that sent rival gunmen pouring into the streets in force.