Gunfight erupts at Palestinian parliament

The Associated Press reported that a firefight erupted near the Palestinian parliament building in Gaza City on Monday and quoted witnesses as saying that the shooting came from an area where a new Hamas militia has been posted.

Witnesses said the incident began when members of a Hamas militia came under fire and sought cover in an abandoned building.

The militiamen exchanged fire with those shooting at them, the witnesses said.

At one point, a Palestinian police car tried to approach, but was shot at. Ambulances raced to the scene.

Earlier on Monday, a Palestinian fighter was shot dead in clashes in the Gaza Strip despite pledges by Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas and the Hamas-led government to avoid escalation of violence.

Mohammed Abu Taima, who belonged to al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a paramilitary faction linked to Abbas' Fatah party, suffered fatal head wounds after rival Hamas fighers opened fire in the southern Gaza town of Abassan.

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