Internecine strife in Gaza claimed its most senior victim yesterday when militants assassinated one of the most hated security chiefs there.
An internecine conflict, war, or quarrel is one which takes place between opposing groups within a country or organization. internecine fighting or struggles happen between members of the same group or nation (internecinus, from internecare , from necare )
{s} of or pertaining to a quarrel or struggle within a group; mutually destructive, destructive to both sides; involving bloodshed and killing
Characterized by struggle within a group, usually applied to an ethnic or familial relationship
characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides; "internecine war" (of conflict) within a group or organization; "an internecine feud among proxy holders
(of conflict) within a group or organization; "an internecine feud among proxy holders"