Two main Palestinian factions agree during talks in Cairo that politically independent technocrats will run territory
The destruction in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip after Israeli shelling. The agreement between Hamas and Fatah signifies a willingness from Hamas to give up its rule of Gaza.The destruction in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip after Israeli shelling. The agreement between Hamas and Fatah signifies a willingness from Hamas to give up its rule of Gaza.
It would also jointly administer the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing into Egypt – the only way in and out of the territory not connected to Israel. The Fatah delegation must seek final approval from the PA president,, on its return to the West Bank, the Associated Press reported. Who would sit on the committee had not been finalised., and Fatah, which is secular, have been at loggerheads since a brief civil war that led to Hamas’s takeover of the Gaza Strip in 2007.
Attempts at brokering a lasting ceasefire and the return of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, led by Egypt, Qatar and the US, have stalled repeatedly since the war broke out after Hamas’s attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. So far there has been no indication that either side has changed its terms for a deal. Hamas says that any agreement must mean a final end to the war, and Israeli troops must withdraw. Israel says the conflict will end only when the remaining 100 or so hostages have been returned and Hamas is completely destroyed, and insists Israeli troops must remain in the strip.
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