Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ordered all Fatah loyalists to withdraw from the streets after clashes between the two main rival parties, Hamas and Fatah continued in the Gaza Strip despite of a declared cease-fire.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ordered all Fatah loyalists to withdraw from the streets after clashes between the two main rival parties, Hamas and Fatah continued in the Gaza Strip despite of a declared cease-fire.
In Ramallah, Palestinians took to the streets of Ramallah demanding the factions to stop their ingihting.
Palestinian Minister of Information, Maustafa Barghouti, told Al-Jazeera International TV that the Hamas movement has agreed to a unilateral ceasefire Wednesday and that Fatah is expected to follow the lead.
Barghouti warned of a disaster in Gaza unless both parties commit to a solid ceasefire that ends fighting once and for all.
Meanwhile, a media building in Gaza has come under fire and about 30 journalists have been stuck in the building for almost 2 hours.
In the meantime, unconfirmed reports said the Israeli warplanes raided northern Gaza. No further details were reported.
