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Tuesday, July 23, 2024
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Hamas says it signed national unity declaration with Fatah at China summit
(L-R) Mahmoud al-Aloul, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of Palestinian organization and political party Fatah, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Mussa Abu Marzuk, senior member of Hamas, attend an event at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 23, 2024 (Pedro Pardo / AFP)
Senior Hamas official Musa Abu Marzuk says the terror group signed a national unity declaration with other Palestinian groups, including rivals Fatah, while on a visit to China.
“Today we sign an agreement for national unity and we say that the path to completing this journey is national unity. We are committed to national unity and we call for it,” Abu Marzuk said.
The declaration did not set out a timeframe for forming a new government.
There have been multiple announcements of unity agreements between the factions over the past years, however none of them have actually come to fruition.
