Explosion hits Palestine Prime Minister's car, situation tenses

The explosive device exploded shortly after Hamdah's convoy passed through Israel's control of Erez, known by Palestinians as Bayt Hanoun, north of Gaza on Tuesday, a “correspondent reported. Al Jazeera” in Gaza.

Hamdah was intact and appeared on television shortly after the incident in the inauguration of a sewage treatment facility.

However, five others were easily injured, reports “Al Jazeera”, broadcast Periscopi.

The chief of Palestinian intelligence authorities was in Convoy.

“This attack is an attempt to kill all efforts of reconciliation, is a dangerous step aimed at spreading disorders and fighting among our people,” said Munir al-Jaghoub, who heads Fatah's information department at the Office of Mobilisation and Organising.

We demand that Hamas accelerate his investigations. Developments have proven that Hamas has completely failed to secure security in Gaza, as has failed to ensure a life worthy of our people on the coast,” Yaghob added.

Hamas and Fatah, the two main Palestinian parties, signed a reconciliation agreement in October 2017, ending a decade of division that saw the two parallel governments operating in Gaza and the West Coast. /Periscopi/