150 Fatah Men Enter Israel After fleeing Gaza Violence

Injured Fatah men are fleeing into Israel with the help of Israel\'s Defense Force and emergency services after bloody clashes in the Gaza Strip on Saturday August 2, 2008 in Nachal Oz, Israel. Over 150 loyalists of the Fatah-linked Hilles clan fled the Gaza Strip on Saturday and entered Israel, after bloody day-long battle of clashes with the ruling Hamas operatives in the Gaza Strip, had left at least four people dead and more than 80 wounded. In a humanitarian move, the Hilles clan members were allowed through the Erez and Nahal Oz border crossings between Gaza and Israel, some of them wounded, and some carrying guns, while Hamas gunmen followed and fired at them and shot mortar shells in their direction. Twelve of the wounded were children, hospital officials said, and eight people were in critical condition. Loud explosions and gunfire could be heard throughout the day across Gaza City. Hamas said its forces had arrested 15 people, including 10 who had tried to flee disguised as women, and confiscated weapons. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.