Abbas calls for ending infighting in Gaza
Palestine, Politics, 6/12/2007

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called yesterday for an immediate cessation of infighting in the Gaza Strip.

Following his inspecting the general secondary school examinations in Faisal Husseini male school and Spanish school for girls in Ramallah, President told reporters that the clashes take place from time to time in the Gaza Strip are unfortunate and very abusive to us, adding that the two sides are working very hard together with our brothers the Egyptians to eliminate these phenomena that affect us and our future.

President called on all to stop fighting immediately, not only for high school exams, but for our people to live a normal life, calling for ending the deadlock in which we live once again with us and once with the Israelis.

Presidency Spokesperson Nabil Abu Rdeineh accused on Monday regional parts of inflaming the situation in the Gaza Strip for their own interests.

Abu Rdeineh urged all parties to abide by the Mecca Agreement and stop armed clashes in the Gaza Strip.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said he is "deeply concerned" at the resurgence of violence in Gaza, which has reportedly killed 20 people.

"The intensity of this latest round of fighting and the heightened public rhetoric marks a serious deterioration of the situation, placing the civilian population in Gaza in grave peril, jeopardizing the delivery of humanitarian assistance, and threatening the future of the Palestinian Government and Authority," Mr. Ban's spokesperson said in a statement.

He called for the immediate end to all intra-Palestinian violence, which includes attacks against the Palestinian Authority and its institutions.

"At this extremely difficult moment for the Palestinian people and their cause, the Secretary-General calls for all parties to give their full support to the efforts of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to restore law and order," the statement said.

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