Palestinian Fighters Agree to Halt Clashes in Gaza
Two major Palestinian groups agreed early Wednesday to end the armed clashes that have erupted between them in recent days. Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, has been struggling to contain increasingly defiant Islamic militants. In recent clashes, gunmen from his Fatah party confronted armed fighters from the Hamas movement. Offices were set on fire, cars wrecked, and there were casualties on both sides. Full Story