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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
On the New Year's Eve, 8 Palestinians killed in renewed Hamas-Fatah clashes
2008-01-02
Ma'an –The residents of Gaza Strip, namely, As-Sabra and Ash-Shuja'iyy neighborhoods in Gaza city were not able to sleep on the New Year's Eve as clashes did not stop between the Hamas-affiliated police, the Dugmush family and Fatah supporters, Ma'an's reporter said.
Damn those Dogmushes, anyway!
Palestinian medical sources at Ash-Shifa hospital in Gaza city announced the death of Muhmoud Dugmush and Sulaiman Ad-Diry in the clashes. According to eyewitnesses in As-Sabra neighborhood, clashes erupted as a group of policemen attempted to a prevent public gun sex shooting into the air from a house belonging to Dughmush family and to remove flags from the top of that house.
"Here, you Dogmushes! Knock it off! That's indecent! And get those flags down!"
"Piss off, coppers! We got a Legitimate Right™ to shoot off!""
As the police left, they came under fire which left three of them injured.
[KAPOW!] "Take that, coppers!"
Immediately, back-up police forces arrived, besieged the area and set fire to the house.
"SWAT team, reporting for duty, sir!"
"Burn 'em out!"
Clashes lasted from 2 to 5:00 am.
"What time is it, Ahmed?"
"4:45, sir!"
"Okay. You can call the fire department."
Fierce clashes erupted also at Ash-Shuja'iyya neighborhood between the de facto government's police and gun men from Hillis family near the home of Fatah's leader Ahmad Hillis. As a result, a member of Hillis family was killed and several others were injured including policemen. The deceased is believed to be Ahmad Hillis's nephew.
"They bumped off little Mustafa!"
"He was just a lad!"
"Aye! A dangerous lad, too!"
"We must have Dire Revenge™!"
Earlier on Monday evening, Gaza Strip witnessed bloody clashes in different areas between Fatah' supporters and the Hamas-affiliated police leaving behind 6 people dead and many injured.
[BANG! BANG! BANGETY BANG!]
"Hot damn! These clashes are really bloody!"
"Call for more ammunition!"
"Yes sir, I'll get the ambulance here right away!"
Palestinian medical sources named the deceased as Thabit Hillis from Ash-Shuja'iyya, Hussain Mushtahi aged 25, Mahmoud Taha 35, and Umar Asfur 20 (police officer), in addition to a child named Muhammad Abu Al-Wafa and an elderly man Muhammad Abu Dalkh aged 61.
"They banged Muhammad Abu Dalkh!"
"Dead, is he?"
"Yar. Deader'n a rock!"
"That's the way he'da wanted to go!"
"He wuz a dangerous old man!"
Fatah and Hamas traded accusations and each side blamed the other holding him responsible for the bloody clashes.
"They started it!"
"Did not!"
"Did, too!"
Posted by:Fred

#5  A very special edition of "A Doghmush Rockin' New Year's Eve"
Posted by: Seafarious   2008-01-02 14:24  

#4  I'm glad to see they rang in the new year right.
Posted by: DarthVader   2008-01-02 09:27  

#3  Later that evening some 20 masked Hamas men arrested Ibrahim Abu al-Naja, head of the Fatah high committee in the Gaza Strip, at his home in Gaza City. He was released several hours later, but his moustache was shaved off in an apparent attempt to humiliate him, his son said.

I suppose if it's the moustache or a coupla rounds in the feet...
Posted by: tu3031   2008-01-02 08:36  

#2  I was going to ask how that National Unity and Reconciliation(tm) plan was coming along, but nevermind....
Posted by: Scooter McGruder   2008-01-02 04:40  

#1  between the Hamas-affiliated police, the Dugmush family and Fatah' supporters

A 3-cornered fight = wasabi popcorn
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2008-01-02 03:24  

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