Abbas' guard occupies Gaza Islamic university as fighting rages

That truce in Gaza sure didn't last long now, did it? Just asking.

The guard of Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas has occupied Gaza Islamic University, a bastion of Hamas, a security source said as new clashes threatened to destroy a three-day truce between warring factions Fatah and Hamas and shooting spread like wildfire through the Gaza Strip.

Several armed men were arrested and weapons and explosives were confiscated following a search of the campus, the source said.

The presidential guard decided to move in after Hamas militants there fired mortar shells and rocket propelled grenades at the offices of the Palestinian presidency in Gaza City.

Witnesses said heavy exchanges of fire broke out Thursday evening in several sectors of Gaza City.

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