Heavy clashes resumed in Gaza on Saturday despite a ceasefire agreement reached on Friday between leaders of Palestinian mainstream movements of Fatah and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).

Gaza City has been witnessing armed clashes since predawn, where explosions and intensive gunfire can be heard around the city, witnesses said.

Palestinian medics at Shiffa Hospital in Gaza City said that clashes erupted on Saturday morning in the city, mainly near the Saraya security compound in Gaza downtown, wounding six Palestinians.

Witnesses said that ambulances were not able to reach the wounded people immediately due to the intensive gunfire in the area, adding that many streets and roads are still blocked by barriers.

Palestinian security sources said that Fatah militants launched an attack on the building of the minister of communication and technological information in Gaza City, severely damaging the building but causing no casualties.

A recent medical statistic issued by the Health Ministry said that this round of violence that erupted in Gaza on Thursday afternoon has killed 25 Palestinians and wounded 240.

Meanwhile, United Nations Relief and Work Agency (UNRWA) decided to close down schools it is running out of security consideration.

Life had been completely paralyzed in the Gaza Strip, where traffics and schools stopped and most shops were closed down. The streets are almost empty except roadblocks and security forces.

Source: Xinhua