Palestinian Infighting Brings Increased Chaos to Gaza
• Terror Factions Begin Kidnapping SpreeA previously unknown group on Friday said it had kidnapped three Hamas officials in the West Bank, accusing the Islamic group of putting itself above the law. A group calling itself the al-Farouk Omar bin al-Khatab Brigades claimed responsibility for the abductions. Hamas is in a power struggle with the ruling Fatah movement ahead of January parliamentary elections.