The Palestinian Factions Fatah And Hamas Have Signed A Reconciliation Deal

The Independent: Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas sign reconciliation deal in major breakthrough

Mending of decade-long rift between West Bank and Gaza Strip governments should help ease Gaza’s burgeoning humanitarian crisis

Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have signed a reconciliation deal – the biggest step forward for internal Palestinian relations in a decade.

The signing of a preliminary agreement in Cairo on Thursday was reached after two days of Egyptian-brokered negotiations. Fatah negotiator Azzam al-Ahmed and Hamas’s representative Saleh al-Arouri smiled and shook hands in a short ceremony presided over by Egypt’s chief of intelligence, Khalid Fawzi.

The move should ensure a unity government will once again administer both the West Bank and Gaza after the rift caused by militant group Hamas’s takeover of the Gaza Strip in 2007.

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News On Fatah And Hamas Signing A Reconciliation Deal
The Latest: Hamas, Fatah sign reconciliation deal in Cairo -- AP
Palestinian rivals Fatah, Hamas sign reconciliation accord -- Reuters
Palestinian rivals reach preliminary deal on governing Gaza -- Washington Post/AP
Hamas and Fatah Sign Unity Deal, Allowing Joint Control of Gaza -- New York Times
Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah end split on Gaza -- BBC News
Rival Palestinians Strike Gaza Unity Deal After Cairo Talks -- Bloomberg
Palestinian rivals Fatah and Hamas sign reconciliation deal -- DW
Palestinian Authority, Hamas Reach Reconciliation Deal After 10-Year Feud -- Wall Street Journal
Hamas and Fatah: How are the two groups different? -- Aljazeera

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