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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 641

Fatah-Hamas reconciliation

PA President Mahmoud Abbas at the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 24, 2024. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool/AFP)
February 28, 2025, 4:20 am
Feeling heat from Trump to ‘solve’ Gaza, Arab states losing patience with PA’s Abbas
Palestinian Authority president left out of Arab leadership summit in Riyadh, where Gaza was main agenda item; diplomat says regional leaders will abandon Abbas if backed into corner
By Jacob Magid
Palestinians hold yellow Fatah movement flags as they demonstrate in support of the Palestinian security forces in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, December 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
January 12, 2025, 10:31 am
Fatah vows not to let Hamas ‘replicate its actions’ in West Bank, slams Iran
PA President Abbas says terror group ‘sacrificed the interests of the Palestinian people for Iran,’ caused destruction of Gaza, as Ramallah cracks down on West Bank operatives
By Jacob Magid
Egyptian army soldiers guard their side of the Rafah crossing, closed since early May, on July 4, 2024. (Giuseppe Cacace / AFP)
December 3, 2024, 12:29 pm
Fatah, Hamas agree to form committee to run postwar Gaza
Proposal calls for nonpartisan panel to administer Strip, and for all crossings into territory to return to pre-October 2023 operations
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Hamas's new deputy leader Salah al-Arouri (seated, left) and Fatah's Azzam al-Ahmad (seated, right) sign a reconciliation deal in Cairo on October 12, 2017, as the two rival Palestinian movements work to end their decade-long split following negotiations overseen by Egypt. (AFP/Khaled Desouki)
December 2, 2024, 8:39 pm
Cairo hosts Fatah-Hamas talks, aiming for deal on PA control in post-war Gaza
Egypt’s foreign minister says talks aim to equip Palestinian Authority to govern Strip after war, though past attempts to end rivalry between Fatah and Hamas have failed
By AFP and ToI Staff
Egyptian army soldiers guard their side of the Rafah crossing, closed since early May, on July 4, 2024. (Giuseppe Cacace / AFP)
August 11, 2024, 8:42 am
Egypt pushing for Palestinian Authority to take over Gaza’s Rafah Crossing – report
Plan said to be first step in larger move enabling PA to take over other strategic areas of Strip after war against Hamas ends
By ToI Staff
PA President Mahmoud Abbas (left), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (center) and Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh meeting in Ankara, July 26, 2023. (Turkish Presidency)
July 31, 2024, 9:38 pm
Abbas declares day of mourning for Haniyeh as he blasts ‘cowardly’ killing
Mourning for political leader of terror group provides rare occasion for Palestinian unity as leaders hail him and his ‘martyrdom’
By Gianluca Pacchiani
(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)
July 26, 2024, 9:33 pm
With Palestinian declaration and Ukrainian FM visit, China showcases rising influence
By brokering unity efforts by Palestinian factions and hosting Kyiv’s top envoy, Beijing is seen as cementing its role as a global diplomatic force
By HUIZHONG WU and Didi Tang
Moussa Abu Marzouk (R), senior member of the Hamas terror group (R) signs a document as China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (C) and Mahmoud al-Aloul, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of Palestinian organization and political party Fatah, look on during the signing of the 'Beijing declaration' at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 23, 2024 (Pedro Pardo/AFP)
July 23, 2024, 2:20 pm
Hamas, Fatah sign declaration on plans to seek joint government; Israel slams Fatah
China upbeat on agreement made in Beijing, though previous efforts to end rift have failed; Israel’s Katz: ‘Instead of rejecting terrorism, Abbas embraces the murderers and rapists’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (third right), and top official Khalem Mashaal (second right), are seen meeting with Fatah's Nasser al-Qudwa (second left) and Samir al-Mashrawi (third left) in Qatar on November 22, 2023. (Courtesy)
July 16, 2024, 12:35 am
Hamas, Fatah leaders to meet in Beijing this month for reconciliation talks
Political chief Ismail Haniyeh to lead Hamas delegation, Fatah group to be led by deputy head Mahmad Alul; China hosted the two groups in April
By AFP and ToI Staff
People wave Palestinian, Hamas and Fatah flags during a march in support of the people in the Gaza Strip, in the West Bank city of Nablus on October 26, 2023 (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
June 6, 2024, 6:39 pm
Hamas hopeful of retaining influence over Gaza in upcoming talks with Fatah
China next week to host 3rd meeting between Palestinian factions since October 7; experts say terror group set to demand technocratic government it can influence behind the scenes
By Gianluca Pacchiani and Reuters
FILE - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and then-Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas in Gaza City, March 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
April 30, 2024, 12:00 pm
China: Hamas, Fatah showed ‘political will’ for reconciliation in recent Beijing talks
Chinese Foreign Ministry says rival Palestinian groups made ‘positive progress,’ agreed on further talks to ‘achieve the realization of Palestinian solidarity and unity’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, left, poses with the newly appointed Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, March 14, 2024. (Palestinian Authority Press Office/AFP)
March 30, 2024, 4:54 pm
US welcomes new Palestinian Authority government following repeated calls for reform
State Department says ‘revitalized PA is essential to delivering results for the Palestinian people in both the West Bank and Gaza’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
FILE: Palestinian Authority deputy prime minister Mohammad Mustafa in Ramallah on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. (AP/Majdi Mohammed)
March 13, 2024, 4:33 am
Abbas to appoint economist Mohammad Mustafa as next PA prime minister — officials
Appointment of technocratic government seen as necessary step for reform in Ramallah, but choice of close ally to PA president dampens hopes of move’s chances for success
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on February 5, 2024 (Nasser Nasser / POOL / AFP)
March 3, 2024, 2:56 pm
Palestinian leader Abbas to visit Turkey’s Erdogan for talks on Gaza war
Reconciliation between PA president’s Fatah party and Hamas terror group also on the agenda for Tuesday, says Turkish foreign minister
By AFP and ToI Staff
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh speaks during a meeting with officials from Western and Arab nations, the United Nations and nongovernmental organizations at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, November 9, 2023. (Ludovic Marin/AP)
February 26, 2024, 12:57 pm
Amid US pressure for reform, entire PA government submits its resignation to Abbas
PM Shtayyeh sends letter to Palestinian Authority president, says new ‘political arrangements’ required for postwar Gaza; Hamas: Must be national consensus
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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