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June 1, 2009

Six Killed After Abbas-Backed Forces Raid Hamas Hideout
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In the West Bank, six people were killed on Sunday when forces loyal to
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas raided a Hamas hideout just days
after Abbas met with President Obama. It was the bloodiest internal
Palestinian clash in the West Bank since 2007. After the raid, Hamas
threatened to call off Egyptian-sponsored reconciliation talks with
Fatah that had been scheduled to resume in Cairo in July.