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UNITED NATIONS, Jan 2 (KUNA) -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon believes that
Palestinian unity between Fath and Hamas factions is needed at this stage to
implement peace, his spokesperson Michele Montas told the daily press briefing.
The Secretary-General "feels that Palestinian unity is needed to implement
peace and he believes that internal divisions need to be overcome peacefully
and politically," she said in answer to a question.
She added that Ban is "very concerned at continued violence in Gaza and
calls for immediate cessation of that violence".
At least Seven Palestinians were killed and 40 others were wounded as
supporters of the two factions clashed last Monday and Tuesday. (end)
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