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By Robert Berger
In a bid to abide1 by the latest ceasefire, gunmen from rival Palestinian factions3 are withdrawing from streets in Gaza City, where fighting has killed 28 people since Thursday. Reports from Gaza say after fighting earlier in the day, Hamas and Fatah fighters have been releasing hostages. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, leaders from both sides will hold talks this week.
Palestinian holds a poster of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during a rally calling for an end to the internal fighting, in the West Bank city of Hebron, 3 Feb 2007 |
The clashes defied a ceasefire reached Saturday, which aimed to halt the slide toward a Palestinian civil war.
More than 80 Palestinians have been killed in the fighting since December, when talks on a national unity7 government collapsed8 and Mr. Abbas called for early elections. Hamas has been crippled by international sanctions because of its refusal to renounce9 violence and recognize Israel.
President Abbas wants to form a more moderate government, which would be acceptable to the international community and restore the flow of vital aid.
Mr. Abbas will meet with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal on Tuesday in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in a bid to end the fighting and resume coalition10 talks.
But Palestinian analyst11 Wadia Abu Nasser says there is little chance of bridging the gaps.
"I believe that, even if a solution will be reached, it will be a temporary solution because Fatah and Hamas, they have contradictory12 interests," he said.
Mr. Abbas hopes to achieve Palestinian statehood through internationally-backed peace talks with Israel, while Hamas seeks the destruction of Israel by force.
1 abide | |
vi.遵守;坚持;vt.忍受 | |
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n.宗派,小集团;派别;派系斗争 | |
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3 factions | |
组织中的小派别,派系( faction的名词复数 ) | |
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4 militant | |
adj.激进的,好斗的;n.激进分子,斗士 | |
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5 mortar | |
n.灰浆,灰泥;迫击炮;v.把…用灰浆涂接合 | |
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n.迫击炮( mortar的名词复数 );砂浆;房产;研钵 | |
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7 unity | |
n.团结,联合,统一;和睦,协调 | |
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8 collapsed | |
adj.倒塌的 | |
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9 renounce | |
v.放弃;拒绝承认,宣布与…断绝关系 | |
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10 coalition | |
n.结合体,同盟,结合,联合 | |
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11 analyst | |
n.分析家,化验员;心理分析学家 | |
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12 contradictory | |
adj.反驳的,反对的,抗辩的;n.正反对,矛盾对立 | |
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