While Hamas and Fatah forces continue to face off in the Palestinian Territories, Israeli forces have moved against Hamas in an effort to end the string of rockets fired by Hamas members into Israeli civilian neighborhoods. Israeli forces have moved tanks into Gaza and have launched targeted air-strikes on Hamas’ Izzedine al-Qassam brigades.

The violence between Hamas and Fatah, now in its fifth day, is reported to have caused as many as 40 deaths between the two.