Palestinian Forces Battle Militants in Gaza
March 17, 2004
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Palestinian security forces and militants exchanged gunfire in the middle of rush-hour traffic in downtown Gaza City on Wednesday, leaving 17 people wounded, witnesses and paramedics said.
Witnesses said forces under the leadership of Yasser Arafat’s cousin, Moussa Arafat, ordered a carload of armed men to stop, but the men opened fire on the security men and a firefight ensued.