Fatah Hamas reconciliation

Israeli couple returns to kibbutz ravaged by Hamas attack

Three months on, signs of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks remain everywhere in Kibbutz Kfar Aza.

 Ayelet Khon and Shar Shnurman walk past the remains of a home that was destroyed following the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, January 13, 2024
 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas adjusts his glasses as he listens during a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured), in the West Bank city of Ramallah, May 25, 2021.

Palestinian rivals agree on elections to end dispute but doubts persist

Hamas deputy political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh (R) and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

PA’s Abbas, Hamas’s Haniyeh meet for first time in nearly six years

A demonstrator waves an Algerian flag

Algeria’s last chance saloon on Palestinian reconciliation


Abbas to visit Qatar for talks on truce, reconciliation proposal

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said the senior officials of his movement held intensive discussions with representatives of all Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip about the cease-fire proposal.

PA President Mahmoud Abbas looks on during a reception ceremony for Bulgarian President Rumen Radev in Ramallah, in the West Bank, March 22, 2018

Security cabinet meets as Gaza at crux between 'an agreement or war'

No operative decisions were made public, and a statement afterward said only that the IDF is ready for anything.

Prime Minister Netanyahu enters a meeting of the security cabinet, August 2017

Egypt summons Hamas leaders for talks on ‘reconciliation’ with Fatah

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

Abbas: Palestinians planning ‘fateful and dangerous decisions’

Abbas was apparently referring to previous recommendations by the Central Council and the Palestine National Council, the PLO’s parliament, to sever ties with Israel.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas waves in Ramallah, in the West Bank May 1, 2018

Hamas accepts Egyptian proposal to end dispute with Fatah

Egypt has exerted heavy pressure on Hamas and Fatah to end the enmity between them.

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

Abbas to chair Fatah meeting amid growing tensions with U.S., Hamas

The meeting comes as Palestinian officials stepped up their rhetorical attacks on Trump’s upcoming plan.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures as he speaks during the Palestinian National Council meeting in Ramallah

Hamas closes Qatari-Palestinian cellphone provider over PM attack

Local reports say a second bomb that failed to detonate contained a Wataniya SIM card.

Palestinians inspect the site of an explosion that targeted a convoy that was carrying Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, in the northern Gaza Strip March 13, 2018

PA holds weekly cabinet meeting in Ramallah and Gaza via video-conference

The PA government has only held its weekly cabinet meeting in Gaza a handful of times since Hamas ousted it in 2007 from the Gaza Strip.

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah speaks during a mass wedding ceremony for 27 couples in Jenin last year.

Hamas leader: Group still seeking reconciliation with Fatah

In mid-October, Hamas and its rival Fatah signed an agreement in Cairo to advance reconciliation efforts. However, the efforts have not yet reached fruition.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (R) talks with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

Hamas Deputy Chief: Israel not making moves for prisoner swap with Hamas

“We are always ready to achieve a prisoner swap deal with the Zionist entity through a mediator, but the entity is not moving in that direction.” said Saleh al-Arouri.

Saleh al-Arouri ‏