(Times of Israel) Elhanan Miller - On July 28, Fatah activist Sami Abu Lashin opened the door of his Gaza home to discover some 20 masked men armed with rifles. One gunman fired a shot at Lashin's right thigh, and then two more at his left thigh, shattering the bone. "They claimed he had broken the house arrest imposed on him," wrote Sami Fouda on the Fatah Voice website on Saturday. On Sunday, a photo of Lashin at Shifa hospital was posted on Fatah's official Facebook page. While Palestinian negotiators in Cairo strained to present a unified front in cease-fire talks, Fatah continues to showcase stories of intimidation and physical assault against its members in Gaza. One Fatah official said Sunday that as many as 250 Fatah members have been told by Hamas to stay home, and as many as 125 were shot at by Hamas operatives when they refused to comply. Ten victims of gunshots to the legs have been transferred to hospitals in the West Bank. In June 2007, when Hamas violently took control of Gaza, at least 118 Fatah members were killed and 550 wounded.
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