Unity government

     Members of a Hamas militia engaged in a daytime gunbattle with Fatah-allied security officers in Gaza City on Monday after an argument over who had control of a nearby training compound, security officials said.The Fatah security forces demanded the Hamas militiamen leave the area, but they refused, saying it fell under the jurisdiction of the Hamas-controlled Interior Ministry, security officials said. There were no injuries.The fighting came as negotiators from Hamas and Fatah tried to resolve lingering issues over the formation of a national unity government. Palestinian unity government will not be agreed before the end of next week, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said today. "We did not conclude the consulations to form the government and we will not announce it before the end of next week," Haniyeh told a cabinet meeting in Gaza, referring to his talks with PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas of the rival Fatah faction.(15,37)