Hamas security forces fanned out across a tense Gaza Strip on Sunday, following a mysterious weekend car bombing that killed six people and sparked the toughest Hamas crackdown against its Fatah rivals in months.
Israeli troops killed a Hamas militant in the West Bank town of Hebron early Sunday, surrounding a house and exchanging gunfire with the man before bulldozing the structure.
It's back-to-back bad news for Mahmoud Abbas: Israel has stepped up army raids in West Bank cities, further embarrassing the moderate Palestinian leader, and he's facing growing problems paying 150,000 civil servants because of a foreign aid shortfall.
West Bank Palestinians are suffering a serious water shortage this year as a severe drought exacerbates supply problems, the head of the Palestinian Water Authority said Sunday.
