Bodyguards of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh from Hamas, not seen, stand on his car as he arrives to speak at a rally at the Yarmouk in Gaza City. Leaders of both Hamas and the rival Fatah group warned in recent days that the spiraling violence threatened to bring the Palestinians to civil war.

First published in the December 15, 2006, 1:02 p.m. edition

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