Palestinian factions met in Egypt on Sunday to discuss reconciliation efforts amid increasing violence between Israel and Palestinians in the West Bank. The meeting seeks to restore inter-Palestinian unity among various factions, Egypt’s official MENA news agency reported. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas chaired the meeting. While the two main rival movements, ruling Fatah and Gaza-controlling […]
A total of 14 Palestinian factions on Thursday signed in Algeria’s capital Algiers a reconciliation deal that aims to end their 15-year-long division, state-run ENTV reported. The deal, formally known as Algiers Declaration, was signed by representatives of 14 Palestinian factions, including the Fatah party and Hamas, during a ceremony in the presence of […]
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye has called on Britain to recognise the State of Palestine on the 1967 borders with Jerusalem as its capital and take serious measures against settlements. Ishtaye made the remarks during a meeting held in the West Bank city of Ramallah with Stephen Hickey, Director for the Middle East and North […]