Official Killings

Earlier in the week, it was Hamas gunmen opening up on a Fatah senior official, and killed his three kids. There were some gunbattles between Hamas and Fatah yesterday. Today? A Hamas linked judge was shot and killed execution style as he was leaving his office.

Palestinian gunmen forced a Hamas commander to his knees and fatally shot him early Wednesday outside of the courthouse where he worked as an Islamic judge, escalating factional tensions in the Gaza Strip.

The shooting came two days after the killing of the three young children of a Fatah-allied Palestinian intelligence officer, which sparked fresh conflict between the rival Hamas and Fatah factions. The violence has reduced chances for a unity government and pushed the two sides closer to civil war.

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