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Tue Jul 23, 2024, 06:20 AM Jul 23

Palestinian factions agree to form unity government after talks in China

https://www.reuters.com/world/hamas-fatah-meet-with-media-china-after-reconciliation-talks-2024-07-23/

Palestinian factions agree to form unity government after talks in China

By Laurie Chen and Nidal Al-Mughrabi
July 23, 2024 5:30 AM EDT Updated 42 min ago

Summary

- Unity government to manage Palestinian affairs

- Deal seen as coup for China and its influence in Middle East

- Israel dismisses deal, says Hamas' rule will be crushed

BEIJING/CAIRO, July 23 (Reuters) - Palestinian factions including rivals Hamas and Fatah agreed to end their divisions and form an interim national unity government during negotiations in China that ended on Tuesday, China's foreign ministry said.

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Palestinian factions agree to form unity government after talks in China (Original Post) sl8 Jul 23 OP
Interesting but hard to see this going anywhere if Israel doesn't agree to it LymphocyteLover Jul 23 #1
Good luck with that JoseBalow Jul 23 #2
History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes Beastly Boy Jul 23 #3
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