Fatah

Between Hamas and Fatah: Different paths, same destination - opinion

When comparing Hamas’s charter, even in its later version, with the details from Fatah’s official website, the conclusion is clear: both share the same strategic goal.

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah (L) and Hamas politburo member Khalil al-Hayya. The two Palestinian organizations have the same goal of Israel’s destruction but take different paths to get there, the writer says.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas waves as he arrives for the opening the Fatah youth conference in Ramallah on November 27, 2025.

Abbas announces Palestinian Parliament will hold election on November 1

Hamas terrorists stand at a site as Hamas says it continues to search for the body of the last deceased hostage, in Gaza City December 8, 2025.

'We need to let this fantasy dissipate': Former Mossad division head on disarming Hamas - interview

Palestinians walk along a street flooded by rainwater in the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 13, 2026.

Who is Ali Shaath, leader of Gaza's new technocratic committee? - explainer


Hamas leaders express readiness that Fatah should control Gaza civil administration - report

According to the report, the Hamas leaders were adamant that the security of the Strip remain in the hands of its Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades.

 Palestinian group Hamas' top leader, Ismail Haniyeh talks after meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, Lebanon June 28, 2021.

Palestinian poll shows Hamas widely supported in Gaza, West Bank - analysis

A recent poll shows that 61% of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza prefer Hamas to be in control of the Gaza Strip

HAMAS MEMBERS in Gaza.

Hamas signals post-war ambition in talks with Palestinian rival Fatah - analysis

Talks between Hamas and the Fatah party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are expected to be held in China in mid-June.

 Palestinian terrorists from Fatah carry their weapons during a parade in the Balata refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus, September 29, 2023

Israel-Hamas War Day 199: What's going on in Gaza, Syria, Iraq?

Terror attack in Jerusalem • IDF intelligence head resigns •Kataib Hezbollah fire rockets at US military base • Fatah admits Hamas kills aid workers to steal food

 IDF troops operate in the West Bank. April 22, 2024.

Fatah movement calls for strike across West Bank

Fatah called for the strike due to recent IDF operations in Tulkarm and Gaza. 

 Buildings in the Palestinian village of Nazlat Isa near Tulkarm, West Bank, February 2020

PA security forces to join upcoming terror campaigns, Palestinian analyst warns

Citing Fatah officials, Palestinian analyst Akram Al-Natsheh predicted that PA security forces would join in the next wave of terror.

 IDF soldiers working to eliminate terrorist at the Talmon-Dolev Junction in the West Bank, March 22, 2024.

New US-backed Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mustafa forms cabinet

The US has welcomed the formation of a new Palestinian autonomy government, signaling its acceptance of the revised cabinet lineup as a step toward Palestinian political reform.

 Palestinian Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Mustafa swears-in during the oath ceremony in Ramallah, the West Bank March 31,2024.

How tensions between Hamas and Fatah could change Gaza - analysis

The Hamas decision to launch the unprecedented massacre of October 7 was an attempt to launch a first strike that could change the region.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a news conference following the extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul, Turkey

Fatah says Hamas is responsible for Palestinians' current 'Nakba'

Rival faction accuses Hamas of bringing upon a ‘worst catastrophe than 1948,’ pointing out the bloody 2007 coup and wondering if Hamas would be interested in appointing a Prime Minister from Iran.

Head of Hamas delegation Saleh Arouri and Fatah leader Azzam Ahmad sign a reconciliation deal in Cairo, Egypt, October 12, 2017.

Hamas-linked website warns Palestinians not to work with Israel

With civil order increasingly strained in Gaza and police refusing to provide security to convoys because of the risk of being targeted by the IDF, the issue of food distribution is a major problem.

 HAMAS MEMBERS, along with various Palestinian factions, work to maintain order and control market prices amid the ongoing hostilities between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, this week.