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Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have proclaimed a landmark, Egyptian-mediated reconciliation pact aimed at ending their bitter four-year rift.The ceremony took place Wednesday at the Egyptian intelligence headquarters in Cairo.Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says the accord ends "four black years" that hurt national Palestinian interests. He also said at the ceremony that he would soon visit Hamas-held Gaza Strip .The pact provides for the creation of a joint caretaker Palestinian government ahead of national elections next year.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.JERUSALEM (AP) — International mediators should drop their demand that the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers recognize Israel , an aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday, just hours before his Western-backed government was to sign a reconciliation deal with Hamas.The accord, to be inked in Cairo, would end a four-year ri...
Serious disagreements over control of security forces and other key issues emerged in statements Monday by officials of the rival Palestinian Fatah and Hamas movemen...
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Gaza's Hamas prime minister says the world should accept the will of the Palestinian people for a unity government between his Islamic movement and the more moderate...
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Hamas claimed Friday that two ex-officers from the rival Fatah organization were involved in the assassination of a Hamas operative in Dubai, and Fatah shot back by ...
Hamas claimed Friday that two ex-officers from the rival Fatah organization were involved in the assassination of a Hamas operative in Dubai , and Fatah shot back by...
The Palestinian election commission has started to update voter registers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to pave the way for new elections — and reconciliation betw...
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Palestinian factions Fatah, Hamas proclaim reconciliation pact, ending bitter four-year rift.
Leaders of the Palestinian Fatah party led tens of thousands of supporters Friday in a mass rally in the Gaza Strip, the first such gathering for the largely secular...
CAIRO -- Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas on Wednesday proclaimed a landmark, Egyptian-mediated reconciliation pact aimed at ending their bitter four-year ...
A leading Palestinian official says rival groups Fatah and Hamas have agreed to form a national unity government in three months.Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmed said b...
A high-profile meeting between the leaders of the rival Fatah and Hamas movements has been called off, Palestinian officials said Sunday, dealing a new setback to ef...