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Anti-Hamas rallies staged in Gaza
Thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been taking part in protests against the territory's Hamas rulers - despite a ban on public gatherings.
Prayers were organised which turned into marches through main towns. Some people were injured in clashes.
Protesters accuse the Islamist Hamas of violating civil liberties and using mosques to spread political propaganda.
The BBC's Aleem Maqbool in Gaza says this is the biggest show of opposition to Hamas since it took control in June.
Hamas had warned people not to attend the demonstrations, organised by rival factions including the long-dominant Fatah to protest against alleged civil liberty violations by Hamas.
Muslim Friday prayers became the focal point for anti-Hamas protests, our reporter says.
Thousands of supporters of rival factions organised prayers in public areas - saying Hamas was using the mosques to spread political propaganda.
The prayer meetings then turned into rallies, with protesters marching through the main cities of the Gaza Strip.
TV news footage showed Hamas security forces arresting protesters and beating some them with long sticks, before taking them away in Jeeps.
At least six Palestinians were wounded when Hamas men reportedly fired stun grenades after Fatah supporters threw rocks at a Hamas figure's home in Rafah.
Two French television journalists received minor injuries in a similar incident near a police station in Gaza City.
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