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August 1, 2008

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Israel says more than 180 supporters of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement have returned to Gaza after fleeing bloody clashes with the Islamist group Hamas. Nine people have already been killed in gunbattles between the two factions in the worst tensions since Hamas seized control of Gaza a year ago. Fighting erupted after Hamas blamed a pro-Fatah clan for a bombing that killed five of its activists more than a week ago.

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