Palestinian gunmen from Hamas killed a member of Fatah on Thursday, witnesses and hospital officials said. According to Reuters, Fatah said the clash in the southern town of Rafah started when Hamas gunmen confronted one of its local leaders at his home. The man's brother died.
Nine other Palestinians were injured, at least five from Fatah, hospital officials said.
Hamas confirmed that a clash had taken place but said its men opened fire after being shot at by Fatah gunmen.
Thursday's death was the first since an Egyptian-brokered truce took hold in mid-May.
Meanwhile, senior Fatah officials in the Gaza Strip have asked Israel to allow them to receive large shipments of arms and ammunition from Arab countries, including Egypt, Haaretz reported Thursday. According to Fatah, it needs the weapons to counter attacks by Hamas.
Israel has not officially responded to the request, which includes dozens of armored cars, hundreds of armor-piercing RPG rockets, thousands of hand grenades and millions of rounds of ammunition for small caliber weapons.
