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On This Day: Fatah, Hamas factions form short-lived 'Palestinian Unity Government' to rule over PA
On June 2, 2014, Abbas forged a Hamas-Fatah unity government, sparking legal debates and political upheaval. The PA president dissolved the short-lived body in June 2015.
Israeli couple returns to kibbutz ravaged by Hamas attack
Palestinian rivals agree on elections to end dispute but doubts persist
PA’s Abbas, Hamas’s Haniyeh meet for first time in nearly six years
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.
At a crossroads, will the PA president's next move define his legacy?
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is in precarious position having alienated the White House and losing the unconditional support of regional Sunni countries.
Ex-IDF deputy chief: Gaza-West Bank split good for Israeli security
The two Palestinian factions reconciled last month, but the process of building a unity government is slow and daunting.
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A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.
Abbas calls for achieving reconciliation, hours before Trump J'lem announcement
Though Abbas's Fatah signed a reconciliation agreement with Hamas, the deal has yet to be implemented.
Senior Fatah official: Iran is top sponsor of Palestinian division
Fatah and Hamas are currently struggling to implement a reconciliation deal that was reached earlier this month.
Social reconciliation moves forward in Gaza
Officials set up a fund to make payments to families that lost their sons in the internecine Palestinian conflict in 2007, in return for publicly renouncing the demand to avenge their deaths.
Palestinian reconciliation spells cheaper prices for Gaza consumers
A 2017 Kia Picanto compact car, for example, now sells for $20,000 instead of $22,500, and a kilo of beef costs 40 shekels ($11), down from 50 ($15).
Hamas cedes Gaza border crossings to Palestinian Authority control
The handover follows the conclusion of a reconciliation deal in October between the two Palestinian rival factions.
Iran slams 'bloodthirsty' Israel following Gaza terror tunnel destruction
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to maintain Israel's defensive edge following the strike on the tunnel.
