| GAZA: Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniya on Monday called for calm and vowed that his Hamas government would restore order following clashes between his faction and Fatah activists. "I call on the Palestinian people for calm and to respect the law," Haniya told a news conference at the health ministry in Gaza City, where clashes between Hamas and Fatah gunmen on Sunday left four people wounded. "The government intends to restore order, the law and end all acts that give the Palestinians a bad image and which target public sector employees," the Hamas premier added. Long-running political tensions between Hamas and the former ruling Fatah faction descended into violence in the Palestinian territories at the weekend. |