Hamas fighters attacked a pro-Fatah radio station in Gaza, and gunmen exchanged machine gun fire as factional battles refused to ease today.
Overnight, gunmen from the rival factions used mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns as they battled in the streets of Gaza. Two Fatah security guards are reported to have been killed.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said this morning that 95 people had been wounded since yesterday afternoon. Ambulances and rescue teams were caught in the crossfire all over Gaza, it was reported.
Hamas gunmen were surrounding the Fatah-affiliated Voice of Labour radio station in the town of Jebaliya this morning, firing rockets and automatic weapons, according to the station's director.
Six people were killed yesterday after a brief ceasefire collapsed.
Last night, hundreds of Fatah gunmen stormed a Hamas stronghold, the Islamic University in Gaza City. Two of the university buildings caught fire.
A security official affiliated with Fatah said seven Iranian citizens were arrested at the university, and an eighth committed suicide. Iran has supplied Hamas with funds, but there have been no previous claims of Iranians working with Hamas in Gaza.
Violence between Fatah and Hamas has killed nearly 70 since erupting in early December.
AP