Negotiations with Hamas replacing 'talks' with Israel
Senior Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmad said Monday he is optimistic that political tensions between Fatah and Hamas will come to an end following upcoming reconciliation talks in Gaza.Meanwhile, Israel has denied permission for a PLO official to enter the Gaza Strip via the Erez crossing point.
Al-Ahmad, who is currently in Egypt, told Ma'an that a PLO delegation of five members will travel to Gaza from the West Bank within 48 hours to meet top Hamas leaders Ismail Haniyeh and Mousa Abu Marzouq.
"We are going to Gaza not to propose new suggestions, but rather to carry out a clear mission which is to end the state of disagreement and address three decisive issues," al-Ahmad said.
"We are going to address the formation of a national consensus government, elections and restructuring the PLO in order to maintain Palestinian unity so we can dedicate our efforts to confronting Israeli occupation."
The meeting will likely set a deadline for forming a unity government which will begin implementing the Cairo agreement.
Egyptian security forces will allow Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouq to cross into Gaza via the Rafah crossing on Monday, officials said.
Palestinian lawmaker Mustafa Barghouti has been denied a permit to the Gaza Strip via the Erez crossing, a PLO official said Monday.They don't really expect us to facilitate this, do they?
PLO Executive Committee member Jamil Shehada told Ma'an that Israel rejected Barghouti's application for a permit to enter Gaza, where he intends to travel as a member of a delegation to discuss national reconciliation.
Shehada said the delegation would travel to Gaza via Egypt if necessary.
Labels: Abu Mazen, Erez crossing, Gaza, Hamas-Fatah reconciliation, Ismail Haniyeh, Mousa Abu Marzouk
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