The deadliest clashes occurred in the northern Gaza Strip, where General Muhammed Gharib, a senior commander of the Fatah-dominated Preventive Security Force, died when a rocket hit his home.
De voldsomste kampe udspillede sig i den nordlige del af Gazastriben, hvor general Muhammed Gharib, en mangeårig officer i den Fatah-dominerede Sikkerhedsstyrke, døde, da en raket fra Hamas ramte hans hus.