Gunmen target Hamas officials

Gunmen targeted three senior Hamas officials in the West Bank, kidnapping one, torching the car of a second and shooting in the air as a third emerged from a mosque, officials said today.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility. However, the attacks on Hamas officials in the West Bank came a day after four supporters of the rival Fatah group were killed in factional fighting in the Gaza Strip. Gaza is a Hamas stronghold, while Fatah dominates in the West Bank.