[Ha'aretz] Avi Issacharoff - Hamas was on the verge of completing its conquest of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, with positions in Gaza City remaining as the only significant bastions of Fatah resistance. Eight Fatah men were killed in fierce fighting near the home of senior Fatah official Maher Mekdad. Mekdad was able to escape, but Hamas took control of the area. Hamas seized control of the refugee camps in the central Gaza Strip, after it swept into the headquarters of Abbas' National Security Forces facing only token resistance. At least 25 people were killed and dozens wounded in Tuesday's fighting, including at least 10 killed when Hamas captured the headquarters of the Fatah-allied security forces in northern Gaza. Fatah sources said Tuesday they believed Hamas was seeking a decisive victory in Gaza.
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