Hamas vows to end armed chaos

Palestinian interior minister Said Siam vowed on Sunday that his Hamas-led government would put an end to impunity and armed chaos after three people were killed in clashes between rival militants.

"We will ensure that nobody is above the law and demand an end to the instability and armed chaos," Siam said in reference to Friday's clashes in which 36 people were also wounded after the assassination of a militant commander.

"We are giving the security forces all the authority and power to investigate this ugly crime [the assassination of the militant commander] and also the three killings and other casualties that followed," he said, referring to a commission of inquiry set up on Friday night.