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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 346

Fatah-Hamas ties

People walk along a street after Israeli bulldozers dug up the asphalt in the the Nur Shams refugee camp near Tulkarem in the West Bank following a large-scale military operation on August 30, 2024. (Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
August 30, 2024, 6:21 pm
Report: Jordan fears IDF West Bank ops, settler violence will drive Palestinians across border
Locals describe scenes of destruction in Tulkarem refugee camp; Hamas accuses PA of arresting operatives in Nablus; UK ‘deeply concerned’ by wide-scale operation
By ToI Staff, Emanuel Fabian and AFP
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
Gazan dissident Hamza Howidy in Berlin, July 11, 2024 (Gianluca Pacchiani/Times of Israel)
July 23, 2024, 3:37 am
Now in Germany, a Gazan dissident tries to set record straight on Hamas’s brutal regime
Hamza Howidy, who left the Strip shortly before Oct. 7, describes life under repressive Islamist regime, slams Western pro-Hamas protesters: ‘They support terrorists with good PR’
By Gianluca Pacchiani
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
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meets with Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo in Ramallah, West Bank, November 23, 2023. (Alaa Badarneh/ Pool via AP)
July 14, 2024, 8:02 pm
Abbas blames Hamas for Gaza war; terror group says PA siding with Israel
Rival Palestinian factions spar after dozens killed in strike targeting arch-terrorist Deif; Hamas says Fatah is a ‘partner to the Zionist enemy,’ despite Abbas condemning Israel
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Relatives of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza sit in cages to protest for their release outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 10, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 11, 2024, 12:49 pm
Report: Israel, Hamas to cede control of Gaza to PA-linked force in deal’s 2nd phase
Washington Post, citing American officials, says sides have agreed that a 2,500-strong force trained by US will govern territory with help of moderate Arab states
By ToI Staff
This handout picture from the official Bahrain News Agency shows Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas (C) being received in Manama on May 15, 2024 ahead of the 33rd Arab League Summit. (Bahrain News Agency/AFP)
May 17, 2024, 3:48 am
PA’s Abbas accuses Hamas of giving Israel ‘pretexts’ for Gaza war with Oct. 7 attack
Responding to PA chief, who has refrained from condemning the deadly onslaught itself, terror group boasts the massacre put ‘Palestinian cause at the forefront of priorities’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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
Handout picture provided by the Palestinian Authority's Press Office (PPO) shows Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, left, with the newly appointed Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa, in Ramallah on March 14, 2024. (PPO/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
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (L) with Prime Minister-designate Mohammad Mustafa in Ramallah on March 14, 2024. (Wafa)
March 19, 2024, 3:53 pm
Incoming PA prime minister lays out plan to end corruption, reconstruct Gaza
Mohammad Mustafa presents wide-ranging blueprint for revitalization, including moves to rebuild trust, unify West Bank and Gaza and hold elections at some point
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (L) with Prime Minister-designate Mohammad Mustafa in Ramallah on March 14, 2024. (Wafa)
March 15, 2024, 8:23 pm
Hamas slams Mahmoud Abbas’s ‘unilateral’ designation of new PM
Appointment of loyalist Mohammad Mustafa ‘deepens division,’ says terror group, as struggle for post-war hegemony in Gaza complicates rapprochement efforts with Abbas’s Fatah
By Reuters 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 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
PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh speaks during a townhall meeting at the 60th Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on February 18, 2024. (THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP)
February 18, 2024, 2:19 pm
Calling for ‘Palestinian unity,’ PA premier urges Hamas to attend Moscow meet
Shtayyeh says world needs to ‘stop focusing on October 7,’ as Russia invites Palestinian factions to discuss coming together under banner of ‘popular resistance’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Palestinian shops are closed during a general strike in solidarity with Gaza at the commercial center of the West Bank city of Ramallah, December 11, 2023. Arabic reads 'A new dawn in the life of the Arab nation.' (Nasser Nasser/AP)
February 8, 2024, 12:22 pm
Israel talks steps to help West Bank economy in covert meeting with PA officials
Representatives convene in Tel Aviv to discuss easing tensions ahead of Ramadan; Abbas meets US top envoy Blinken, said planning summit with Hamas leaders in Qatar
By Jacob Magid
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