GAZA CITY - Israel began sending Fatah members who had fled deadly clashes in the Gaza Strip back to the territory on Sunday at the request of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, Israeli security officials said. Those crossing back into the Gaza Strip were immediately detained for questioning by the Hamas-run security forces, a Hamas official said.| They're gonna wish they were still in Israel ... |
Israel agreed to the request despite a months-old blockade of the impoverished territory.