Abbas’s Fatah: Agreement reached with Hamas on elections
Previous agreements between Fatah and Hamas failed to materialize due to the continued power struggle between the two sides.
Senior Fatah official Azzam Al-Ahmed (2nd L), head of the Hamas government Ismail Haniyeh (3rd L) and senior Hamas leader Moussa Abu Marzouq (4th L) , hold their hands after announcing a reconciliation agreement in Gaza City April 23, 2014. The Gaza-based Islamist group Hamas and President Mahmoud A(photo credit: SUHAIB SALEM / REUTERS)ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH