Fatah-tilhengere demonstrerte i Gaza fredag etter bønnen. Det likte Hamas svært dårlig og viste det.

After hundreds of Fatah supporters finished prayers in Gaza City, a group of worshippers pelted Hamas-controlled buildings with stones and pipe bombs. Some shouted insults at Hamas officials, including “Shiites,” in reference to the group’s links to Iran.

Hamas men began firing into the air to disperse the crowd. In a frenzy, Hamas security forces then began arresting protesters and taking them away in jeeps, chasing them in the streets and also beating several demonstrators. AP Television News video showed several uniformed Hamas men beating an unarmed protester with long sticks.

A similar protest in Rafah broke up when Hamas men fired in the air. Stun grenades also landed in the crowd, injuring the two children.

A statement from President Mahmoud Abbas’ office in Ramallah said the crackdown on protesters “aims to impose a blind dictatorship and an extremist culture that contradicts the values of our people and their heritage.”

Fatah protest of Hamas ends in clashes