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Fatah's Azzam al-Ahmad, right, and Saleh al-Arouri, left, of Hamas shake hands after signing a reconciliation deal in Cairo on October 12, 2017, as the two rival Palestinian movements ostensibly ended their decade-long split following negotiations overseen by Egypt. (AFP/Khaled Desouki)
November 27, 2018, 3:32 pm
Lebanese report: Hamas agrees to cede control of Gaza, demands unity government
Paper with Hezbollah ties says terror group is prepared to implement reconciliation deal brokered by Egypt last year, in exchange for sanctions lift, new general election
By TOI staff
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah, June 27, 2018. (Alaa Badarneh/Pool Photo via AP)
July 2, 2018, 12:51 pm
Abbas said seeking unity government with Hamas to counter US peace maneuvers
Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper says PA president has asked former PM Salam Fayyad to lead new coalition with aim of later calling general election
By Stuart Winer
Palestinians wave the national flag during a demonstration in Gaza City on December 3, 2017, in support of the reconciliation talks between Hamas and Fatah. (AFP/Mohammed Abed)
February 25, 2018, 8:41 pm
Egyptian mediators in Gaza press Palestinians to reconcile
Team of officials step up pressure to save faltering reconciliation deal between Hamas and its West Bank rival, Fatah
By TOI staff and AP
Palestinians wave the national flag during a demonstration in Gaza City on December 3, 2017, in support of the reconciliation talks between Hamas and Fatah. (AFP/Mohammed Abed)
December 10, 2017, 8:06 pm
Palestinian reconciliation hits ‘obstacles’ on deadline, Fatah says
Official hopes for swift implementation of handover of power in Gaza from Hamas to PA so Palestinians will feel politicians ‘are honest’
By AFP and TOI staff
A view of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, under the control of the Palestinian Authority, in the southern Gaza Strip on November 18, 2017. (AFP/Said Khatib)
November 25, 2017, 9:50 am
Gaza-Egypt border to remain closed after Sinai mosque massacre
Scheduled reopening of Rafah crossing delayed in wake of terrorists’ bomb and shooting attack that killed at least 305
By AFP
Khaled Fawzi, center, head of the Egyptian Intelligence services, arrives with Fatah's Azzam al-Ahmad, left, and Hamas' Saleh al-Arouri, right, before signing a reconciliation deal in Cairo on October 12, 2017, as the two rival Palestinian movements ended their decade-long split following negotiations overseen by Egypt. (AFP/ KHALED DESOUKI)
November 20, 2017, 2:04 pm
Palestinian factions head to Cairo for reconciliation talks
Senior Hamas, Fatah officials to discuss disarmament of Gaza’s rulers under unity deal that ended a decade-long split
By Agencies
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas speaks to the press after meeting with Jordan's king at the Royal Palace in Amman on October 22, 2017. (AFP Photo/Khalil Mazraawi)
October 30, 2017, 2:53 am
Abbas says any Hamas ministers will have to recognize Israel
PA president talks Palestinian unity with former Israeli lawmakers, says he won’t wait forever for Netanyahu to come around
By TOI staff
Hamas's leader Ismail Haniyeh (C-R) meets with Egyptian Intelligence Minister Khalid Fawzi at the latter's office in Gaza City on October 3, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mahmud Hams)
October 19, 2017, 12:20 pm
Hamas calls US demand that it disarm before unity ‘blatant interference’
Senior Gaza official accuses Trump’s Mideast envoy of bowing to pressure from Netanyahu’s ‘extremist’ government
By AFP and TOI staff
Palestinian members of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas terror movement, take part in a military parade against Israel in Gaza City, July 25, 2017. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)
October 19, 2017, 10:09 am
US demands Hamas renounce violence, disarm before unity deal
Trump’s Mideast peace envoy welcomes PA’s return to Gaza, but says terror group must accept ‘basic requirements’ set out by diplomatic Quartet
By Tamar Pileggi
From left in front row, Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar, Head of Palestinian General Intelligence Majid Faraj, Head of the Hamas political bureau Ismail Haniyeh, PA Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and an Egyptian mediator hold their hands up during a meeting in Gaza City, October 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Prime Minister Office, File)
October 12, 2017, 9:17 am
Hamas, Fatah reach Palestinian unity deal at Cairo talks
Gaza-based terrorist organization says reconciliation talks with West Bank rivals successful, wider negotiations to follow in coming weeks
By Fares Akram and Mohammed Daraghmeh
A photo from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border shows a smoke trail of rockets being fired by Palestinian terrorists from the Gaza Strip into Israel, August 22, 2014. (AFP/Jack Guez)
October 8, 2017, 2:05 pm
IDF: Rocket fired from Gaza lands in south, no injuries
‘Code Red’ alarms sound in Eshkol Regional Council; several past incidents in recent months have been false alarms
By Tamar Pileggi
Representatives of Palestinian organizations hold a press conference in Moscow following reconciliation talks on January 17, 2017. (AFP PHOTO/Alexander NEMENOV)
January 17, 2017, 11:19 pm
Hamas, Fatah announce deal to form Palestinian unity government
Talks held in Moscow with unofficial Russian mediation; both parties urge Lavrov to convince Trump not to move US embassy to Jerusalem
By AFP
Palestinian students who support the Hamas movement take part in an election campaign rally for the student council at Birzeit University, near the West Bank city of Ramallah on April 26, 2016 (AFP/Abbas Momani)
August 17, 2016, 10:26 am
IDF arrests key Hamas elections official in the West Bank
Islamist terror group accuses Israel of meddling in Palestinian politics, a day after top Gaza official said vote could be postponed
By Dov Lieber and Judah Ari Gross
Palestinian students who support the Hamas movement take part in an election campaign rally for the student council at Birzeit University, near the West Bank city of Ramallah on April 26, 2016 (AFP/Abbas Momani)
August 16, 2016, 7:09 pm
Hamas threatens to boycott elections over arrests by PA
Sources close to terror group say threat is ‘real’; senior Hamas leader says Fatah considering delaying vote over disunity
By Dov Lieber
Illustrative photo of Palestinian security forces (Issam Rimawi/Flash90)
August 4, 2016, 2:30 pm
Fatah, Hamas accuse each other of sabotaging elections
As October municipal vote draws near, 2 major Palestinian factions are jailing each other’s staff
By Dov Lieber
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