Rival Palestinian groups have agreed to set up a unity government by the end of March after reconciliation talks aimed at ending long-running factional feuding, Palestinian officials said.
Rival Palestinian groups have agreed to set up a unity government by the end of March after reconciliation talks aimed at ending long-running factional feuding, Palestinian officials said.
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The agreement, which could lead to the creation of a Palestinian government acceptable to the international community, was announced by officials from two Palestinian factions involving in the Cairo-sponsored dialogue, yesterday.
His comments were confirmed by Mohammed al-Hindi, deputy leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The reconciliation talks opened after the main groups Fatah and Hamas agreed on confidence-building measures to resolve the fate of prisoners detained by both sides and stop a war of words being played out in the media.
The stakes are high as billions of dollars of funds to rebuild the Gaza Strip after Israel's war on the territory may be available if terms set by international donors can be met before an aid meeting next week in Egypt.
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