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A photo taken from the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip shows a Hamas outpost on a hill (right) along the border, February 25, 2016. (AFP/Jack Guez)

Abbas to Visit Gaza as Details of Fatah-Hamas Deal Emerge

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 12, 2017 | Middle East

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will visit Gaza for the first time in a decade within a month, a top official in his Fatah party said on Thursday after the movement reached a deal with Hamas over political reconciliation. Abbas “will be in Gaza within less...

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People gather as the convoy of Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah arrives to take control of Gaza from the Islamist Hamas group, in the northern Gaza Strip October 2, 2017. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem/File Photo

Fatah Commits to Resistance Arms, Says Use Exclusive to National Decision

by Mohamed Nabil Helmy | Oct 12, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo– The round of negotiations complementing the Palestinian reconciliation continued for the second day in a row in Cairo, witnessing a preliminary agreement over Hamas’ weapons. Fatah Member Abbas Zaki said that disarming Hamas or any other faction was out of the...

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Hamas chief Ismail Hanieh shakes hands with Palestinian Prime Minister Rami al-Hamdallah. (AP)

Azzam al-Ahmed: Egypt Exerted Unprecedented Efforts towards Palestinian Reconciliation

by Mohammed Nabil Helmy and Sawsan Abou Hussein | Oct 11, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmed voiced his optimism that the latest round of Egypt-sponsored dialogue with the rival Hamas group would lead to an end to Palestinian division. He told Asharq Al-Awsat: “Egypt has made unprecedented efforts towards the...

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Palestinians gather at the Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip as they wait to welcome the arrival of Palestinian PM Rami Hamdallah on October 2, 2017. (AFP)

Azzam Ahmed: Enabling Govt. in Gaza Key Factor for Palestinian Dialogue

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 10, 2017 | Middle East

The first dialogue session between the rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah got underway in Cairo on Tuesday. Head of the Fatah delegation at the Palestinian reconciliation talks Azzam al-Ahmed said that the key issue that was agreed upon for the dialogue agenda...

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Palestinian Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh waves as he and senior Hamas leaders wait for the arrival of Egyptian intelligence chief Khaled Fawzi in Gaza City October 3, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

Hamas Hopes Negotiations Would Coincide with Easing PA Sanctions

by Mohamed Nabil Helmy | Oct 10, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo– On the eve of the launching of the Palestinian reconciliation talks in Cairo, the Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas – has put forward what was described as minimum gains and a ceiling of concessions, according to a movement official. There are...