This is far from the first time the rival groups have signed reconciliation pacts, only to return to hostilities due to persistent disagreements.
Hamas and Fatah have been bitter enemies ever since the bloody 2006-2007 civil war in the Gaza Strip.
Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah agreed to end their long-standing enmity and work to form a national unity government following talks held in China, Chinese state media reported Tuesday."On the morning of July 23, the closing ceremony of the reconciliation dialogue among Palestinian factions was held in Beijing.
In the months since, Israel's retaliatory assaults on the Gaza Strip have killed nearly 39,000 Palestinians there, according to health authorities in the enclave.Hussam Badran, a senior Hamas official taking part in the talks, said in a statement cited by Reuters that"this declaration comes at an important time" amid Israel's war in Gaza, and that the agreement was an"additional positive step towards achieving Palestinian national unity.
But this is far from the first time that Hamas and Fatah have signed reconciliation pacts, only to return to hostilities due to persisting disagreements.
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