PALESTINIAN CIVIL WAR (CENSORED BY FATAH)

WHEN 2 TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS FIGHT, WHOM DOES THE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SIDE WITH? DO EITHER GET LABELLED "TERRORISTS" OR ARE THEY BOTH "MILITANTS" OR "ACTIVISTS"? REGARDLESS, I WISH BOTH SIDES GOOD LUCK.

PA-Hamas Clashes Wound 15 - Arnon Regular
At least 15 Palestinians were wounded Tuesday in clashes between PA security forces and Hamas activists in Jabalya and Gaza City. For the first time, the Palestinian Preventive Security force, headed by Rashid Abu Shabak, deployed armed members of Fatah's Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and units known as "death squads," according to Palestinian sources. The Palestinian police prefers to deploy the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades rather than face a head-on clash with Hamas, which has fielded a group of its own, known as the Murabatun. In Ramallah, Tayeb Abdel Rahim, Abbas's bureau chief, warned that "Hamas is playing with fire and...the PA will have no choice but to defend itself and the national project. If not, only chaos will remain in the Gaza Strip and we will lose everything." (Ha'aretz)

See also Hamas Gunmen Open Fire on Fatah in Gaza - Arnon Regular
Hamas gunmen opened fire Wednesday on a Fatah command center and on the home of a senior Fatah official, despite a cease-fire deal worked out overnight between the two sides. Al Jazeera TV reported five people were wounded in the latest clashes on Wednesday. (Ha'aretz)

See also Hamas Takes Part of Northern Gaza - Ali Waked
Hamas forces took control of the Tel-Zaatar area in northern Gaza Tuesday amid heavy fighting with PA forces loyal to Mahmoud Abbas in the Gaza Strip. (Ynet News)

See also Fatah Bans Coverage of PA Clashes with Hamas - Khaled Abu Toameh
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday instructed local reporters and photographers to refrain from covering the clashes between Hamas and PA security forces. The syndicate is controlled by members of the ruling Fatah party. (Jerusalem Post)