(AFP) - Atef Abu Seif, Gaza spokesman with the Fatah party of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas was badly beaten up near his home in Gaza on Monday, with the group accusing the enclave's Islamist rulers Hamas of responsibility.
Fatah deputy chairman Mahmoud Aloul accused Hamas of carrying out an assassination attempt. Hamas denied the claim and pledged to investigate the attack, which comes amid days of a violent crackdown by its security forces on protests in Gaza over economic issues.