Hamas vows it won’t disarm until Palestine is liberated

With the ink on the reconciliation deal between Fatah and Hamas not yet dry, with the mutual declarations of ‘real reconciliation on behalf of Palestinian national strength’ still reverberating in the background, the first signs of division over the implementation of understandings began to surface over the weekend.

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Hamas vows never to disarm as first rift in Fatah talks emerges

A new round of Palestinian reconciliation talks experienced its first sign of trouble on Tuesday as the Hamas terror group said it would not give up its vast weapons arsenal, putting it at odds with both the rival Fatah movement and Israel.

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Netanyahu demands Palestinians recognize Israel, disarm Hamas

(Worthy News) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday spoke out against efforts by the rival Palestinian factions Fatah and the Gaza-ruling terror group Hamas to form a unity government. Netanyahu’s statements came as Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah visited Gaza for the first time since 2014, with the Fatah-ruled PA and Hamas initiating the first steps in forming joint governance. “We have a very straightforward attitude toward anyone who wants to effect such a reconciliation: recognize the state of Israel, dismantle Hamas’s military wing, sever the relationship with Iran, which calls for our destruction,” said Netanyahu, speaking … Read more

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Abbas vows not to let Hamas keep armed forces in Gaza

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said that he would not be prepared to accept Hamas keeping its armed forces in Gaza like Hezbollah does in Lebanon and demanded ‘full control’ of the Strip, including over the border, security and all the ministries.

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Palestinian Authority officials set for historic Gaza visit

PA Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and several other government ministers are set to travel to Gaza Monday morning in a historic bid to work on ending the territorial division between the West Bank and Gaza.

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Saudi Newspaper: ‘No Lasting Peace Can Exclude Hamas and its Supporters’

Despite an all-time low in relations between the Riyadh government and the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas, a leading Saudi newspaper has offered a cautious welcome to the current reconciliation process between Hamas and its rival Fatah as they prepare for next week’s session of the Palestine National Council in Gaza — the first such meeting in three years.

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