Palestinian violence threatens peace efforts

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

JERUSALEM -- By threatening to ignite a Palestinian civil war, the killing of three children in the Gaza Strip on Monday has jeopardized Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's efforts to restart long-stalled peace talks. The apparent target of the drive-by shooting in Gaza City was Baha Balousheh, a top Palestinian security officer and Fatah loyalist. He blamed the rival Hamas, although the Islamic movement denied responsibility and denounced the killings. Balousheh's three children were in the family car on their way to school when gunmen opened fire from two vehicles.

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