Gaza turmoil

Guardian: "looks like civil war"

There is anger in Fatah. "What is happening here looks like civil war," said Ala'a Yaghi, a Fatah MP. "We see every day killing, kidnapping and shooting ... Hamas has the money and the authority and the rest of the Palestinian people have nothing. How can we change this?"

In Gaza City the Palestinian prime minister, Ismail Haniyeh, appeared before a rally of tens of thousands of Hamas supporters while in Ramallah at least 30 people were hurt, many seriously, in clashes between Hamas and Fatah gunmen.

Despite this, support for Hamas remains strong:

But the economic crisis does not seem to have dampened Hamas's support. Mr Khatib said his polling research suggested Hamas would keep its majority if elections were called now.