Gaza factions ‘agree new truce’ Youths at Hamas training base destroyed by Fatah militants Factional violence has brought chaos back to Gaza Violence in Gaza Rival Palestinian factions are reported to have agreed a truce to end fierce fighting in the Gaza Strip. Hamas and Fatah made a deal after two days of bitter street violence, government spokesman Ghazi Hamad said. However, past agreements have failed to hold and there were sporadic gunfights on the streets overnight, in which a Hamas member was reported killed. Nine people have now died since Sunday, with 30 others injured in the worst outbreak of violence in several months. The Palestinian Authority mobilised all of its security forces in an attempt to end the street battles on Monday. Egyptian mediators were said to have negotiated a deal on Sunday night, but Monday brought renewed fighting.

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