Special report: Internal situation in Palestine 

    GAZA, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Hamas militants Thursday sieged a Fatah security base in Gaza City and captured it later as the latest act to grip the Gaza Strip, pan-Arab satellite television al-Jazeera reported.

    The factional clashes in the Gaza Strip is running high and approaching a civil was as more and more Fatah posts, including the most important Fatah security command headquarters, in Gaza have fallen into Hamas.

    However, Fatah dismissed the reports, insisting that the security headquarters is still in their hand.

    But if Fatah did lose its security headquarters in Gaza, it is undoubtedly a heavy blow on Fatah.

    In the face of the split possibility on the Palestinian territories, where will be divided into two parts with Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and Fatah-dominated Western Bank, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah is expected to meet Hamas Prime minister Ismail Haneya later in the day to discuss the situation.

    But sources close to Abbas said on condition of anonymity that Abbas is seriously mulling the withdrawal from the Hamas-led unity government if the clashes continued.

    The infighting between main rival Fatah and Hamas movements has claimed at least 63 Palestinian lives as it entered the fifth day.

Fierce street battles rage in Gaza

     GAZA, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Clashes between Hamas and pro-Fatah security forces continued in various parts of Gaza Strip on Thursday, leaving more people dead.

    The death toll of five days of infighting has exceeded 63, a statement by the health ministry said. In southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis, a 13-year-old Palestinian was killed after he was caught in crossfire during clashes between the two factions.  Full story

Hamas takes control on Gaza-Egypt border area

    GAZA, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announced on Wednesday that they took over the border between Gaza Strip and Egypt as part of their campaign to capture Palestinian security posts.

    "Hamas has seized all the security position on the border," spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri told Xinhua. Full story