The armed clashes between Fatah and Hamas continued despite the declaration of a third ceasefire.
The toll of death has reached 49 while 197 have been injured since the commencement of the latest wave of clashes on Sunday 13 May 2007.
Parties have intensified incitement through faction-owned media.
Al Mezan documented increasing damage to private property, and of masked armed men controlling all main streets in Gaza and searching civilians.
Al Mezan's fieldworkers reported that the unidentified corpse of a person who was killed on Thursday 15 May 2007 was knows as 25-year-old Ibrahim Tawfiq Abu Rqee'a.
Less than two hours after the declaration of a ceasefire; at approximately 9.
40 pm Wednesday, 16 May 2007, members of Hamas clashed with Presidential Guards in Tel Al Hawa area.
24-year-old Said Abu Amro was killed.
A second clash erupted near the Education Directorate in central Gaza City at approximately 3am Thursday between members of Fatah and Hamas.
23-year-old Mahmoud Al Baiydh was killed and four others injured.
Clashes extended to the southern town of Rafah as members of the Executive Force clashed with members of the PNA Preventive Security at 1.
15pm Thursday.
Three people were killed: 23-year-old Mahmoud Muammar; 21-year-old 'Aaed Abu Zaid; and a woman who was identified as Aisha Younis, who died from a bullet in the head.
26 people were also injured; including six who have been hospitalized from critical wounds.
Six of the injured were shot in the legs after being captured by the rival faction members.
At 9pm also Thursday, an explosion killed 26-year-old Wisam Al Masri near Al Jawhara Tower in Gaza City.
Additionally, a clash between the two factions near the fishermen harbor in Gaza resulted in the killing of one 40-year-old fisherman; Samir Mahmoud Al Amoudi.
This clash occurred at approximately 4.
10pm today, Friday 18 May 2007.
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights strongly condemns the recommencement of infighting in Gaza, which has caused severe suffering and grave loss of life over the past few days.
This fighting must stop immediately, and the two parties must bear their responsibilities towards their people at this particular juncture.
The Center calls for an immediate end of incitement and all kinds of violations of human rights in Gaza.
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