Palestinian civil servants storm parliament

Dozens of Palestinian civil servants stormed a parliamentary session last night to demand long-overdue salaries, attacking Hamas politicians and forcing the Parliament Speaker to flee the building.

The angry crowd pelted Hamas representatives with water bottles, tissue boxes and other small items.

Some climbed on to their desks.

Also last night, Hamas gunmen ambushed the car of Rifat Kulab, a security commander loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas, in Khan Younis, shooting him seven times in the legs.