Unidentified gunmen opened fire on security vehicles escorting Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh's convoy through Gaza on Friday, but the Hamas leader was unhurt, officials from Hamas movement said.
Officials in Haniyeh's office said the attack did not appear to be an assassination attempt. "The prime minister is alright and he is out of the area which witnessed the gunfire. His car was not attacked," one official in Haniyeh's office said, according to Reuters.
Officials said gunfire hit vehicles of a Hamas-led police force that was behind cars carrying Haniyeh, who had just finished a speech at a mosque. One of the vehicles was torched. Hamas security officials returned fire, officials said.
During his speech, Haniyeh stated he would reject any moves by President Mahmoud Abbas to oust his government.
