August 9 - A speech

A Palestinian girl walks past masked, armed members of a Fatah militant faction, the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, as they rally outside a parliament session while Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech in Gaza City August 9, 2005. About 200 masked, armed members the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades rallied outside the parliament session demanding an end to what they called attempts to arrest their members by Abbas' security forces. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah