Last update - 01:22 27/01/2007 Hamas-Fatah unity gov't talks off after 12 die in Gaza violence By Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Service and Agencies

Rival Palestinian factions clashed Friday across the Gaza Strip, killing at least 13 people and wounding 20 in a wave of bombings and shootings.

The ruling Hamas movement said Friday evening that it was suspending talks with the rival Fatah party on forming a coalition government, in wake of the ongoing fighting.

"Following the awful massacres committed today in Gaza and northern Gaza... we have decided to postpone all dialogue with Fatah," said Hamas spokesman Ismail Radwan.

Earlier, Fatah also said it was suspending negotiations.