The NY Times can’t really decide if what’s happening in Gaza is a civil war or not:
JERUSALEM, June 12 — Gunmen of rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah sharply escalated their fight for supremacy on Tuesday, with Hamas taking over much of the northern Gaza Strip in what is beginning to look increasingly like a civil war.
The Times better hurry and make up their mind. Haaretz is reporting that Fatah has about two days left before they’re defeated:
Hamas was on the verge of completing its conquest of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, with positions in Gaza City remaining as the only significant bastions of Fatah resistance.
Hamas gave Fatah-linked security officers in northern Gaza a two-day ultimatum to relinquish their arms, according to a statement sent by text message and announcements made on Hamas-linked radio stations Wednesday.
The militant group said that if the security forces don’t turn over their weapons by 7 P.M. Friday, they will take the weapons by force.