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Rival Palestinian factions clash, 4 dead (AP)

Palestinian security forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas attend a rally to mark the 43rd anniversary of the Fatah movement at his headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Dec. 31, 2007. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas took a newly conciliatory tone toward his Hamas rivals in a major policy speech Monday, calling for a 'new page' in relations between the bitter enemies. On the wall are portraits of Abbas and late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)AP - Deadly clashes erupted Monday between rival factions in the Gaza Strip for the first time in more than a month, despite a conciliatory speech toward Hamas by Fatah’s leader, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

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