In the Occupied Territories, fears of a Palestinian civil war are growing as violence continues to engulf Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas. On Thursday, a convoy carrying Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh was attacked after crossing into the Gaza Strip. One of Haniyeh’s bodyguards was killed, while Haniyeh’s son was wounded with light injuries. Palestinian border guards linked to Fatah had initially obeyed orders from Israel to block Haniyeh’s entrance. The guards also refused to let Haniyeh bring $35 million in cash he had collected on a foreign trip to help ease the economic crisis in Gaza. Earlier Thursday, Linda Balousha, the mother of three young children murdered on their way to school Monday, appealed for national unity.

Linda Balousha: “I lost my three children, but I would like to keep the children that I have. This is why I say speak up. Enough injustice. Let us forget what faction we belong to. Let us all be one people and to care for our children. Our blood is not cheap for us, not cheap for our families, nor our children. Save your blood. Enough of the disregard of lives. Enough of the disregard of the people living here as if they don’t exist, as if all that exists is the factions and the people are at the bottom of the chain.”