Hamas, Fatah Reconciliation Talks Begin in Cairo, Aimed at Reviving Unity Government
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Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh (right) and senior Fatah official Azzam Al-Ahmed (left) raise their hands together at a news conference that announced a reconciliation agreement between the rival Palestinian factions in Gaza City on April 23, 2014. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib /Flash90
Yahoo/AFP – Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and president Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah began talks in Cairo on Wednesday aimed at resolving internal disputes and reviving their unity government.
The two-day talks will focus on “the return (of the unity government) in the Gaza Strip and the implementation of its authority without obstacles,” said the head of Fatah’s delegation, Azzam Al-Ahmad.