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Global Outrage As Palestinian Non-Civil War Kills Six Year Old Girl

Strife

Just kidding, obviously. Palestinian children that get used by Hamas as human shields and hit by Israeli fire - that's Israel's fault and is worthy of unending condemnation. But remember that time when the Palestinians were pretending to start a civil war and then a toddler got caught in the crossfire but nobody in the international community really seemed to care? It was right now:

Gunfire and explosions shook Gaza City on Saturday as Hamas forces battled fighters in a tribal stronghold where suspects in a deadly bombing were allegedly hiding. Two Hamas men were killed and 35 people were wounded. They included several Hamas policemen in critical condition, a spokesman said. He also reported 15 arrests. The fighting with machine guns and mortars raged around the stronghold of the Hilles clan, which is allied with Hamas rival Fatah. Loud explosions could be heard throughout Gaza City, and ambulances and police cruisers raced to the scene. It was the most violent confrontation between Hamas forces and Fatah supporters since last week's deadly bombing, in which five Hamas members and a six-year-old girl were killed in a beachside attack.

And - not coincidentally - it was also last October:

At least two Palestinians were killed and up to 20 wounded in Gaza City on Saturday in clashes between Hamas Islamists and a clan loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah, hospital officials said. Medical staff said one of the dead was a member of the clan and the other a 13-year-old boy who was caught in the crossfire. The boy's father was one of the wounded.

Weird how last year's lack of international outcry failed to deter Palestinians from acting the exact same way. Old CW: I should take a month off from blogging every year. New CW: I should take a month off from blogging every year but report all of last year's posts as breaking news. Because seriously:

References:
* Hamas, Fatah loyalists clash leaving 2 dead, 35 wounded [JPost]
* Global Outcry As Palestinians Kill 13 Year Old Palestinian Boy [MR]

Previously:
* Palestinian Non-Civil War Watch (Bonus: It's the Jews' Fault. Of Course It Is)
* Palestinian Non-Civil War Watch: Blah Blah Blah
* Palestinian Non-Civil War Watch - Hamas In Control Of Gaza, "This Is the First Step In the Establishment Of An Islamic State"

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