Fatah Hamas reconciliation
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
Condemned to misery by its leaders? How Gaza can choose life
The burgeoning truce with the PA is Hamas's admission that when it came to governing it had no idea what to do.
Egypt: Israel must not take action against Hamas leaders during negotiations
Saudi news site Elaph reported that Director of Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate Major General Khaled Fawzy met with Israeli officials to discuss the Hamas-Fatah talks.
EU representatives commend Fatah-Hamas reconciliation talks
The EU Heads of Mission in Jerusalem and Ramallah applauded the talks between Palestinian leaders.
PA government convenes in Gaza for the first time in three years
Hamdallah: “I urge everyone without exception to embrace the leadership, reconciliation and national unity and to put our national interest above factional and party considerations and interests.”
Analysis: Despite fanfare, Hamas and Fatah will be hard to reconcile
It is hard to see any way the PA can govern the Strip in a sustained way while Hamas retains the military power it refuses to relinquish.
Abbas says PA must control everything in Gaza including security
Palestinian leader says he will not accept a recreation of "the Hezbollah model" in the Gaza Strip.
Unlike past, Israel not slamming Fatah-Hamas reconciliation moves
“Hamas is trying to gain international legitimacy, without accepting Israel’s right to exist, without disarming and without accepting the Quartet principles.”
PA prime minister in Gaza to take over administrative control
"We return to Gaza in order to conclude reconciliation and national unity and end the painful impacts of divisions and to rebuild Gaza brick by brick," says PM
Palestinian Authority officials set for historic Gaza visit
The visit is part of a historic bid to work on ending the territorial division between the West Bank and Gaza.
Ahead of Gaza reconciliation, Hamas frees Fatah men
Hamas opted for reconciliation with Western-backed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah because it is short of funds and friends.
