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Fatah, Hamas Agree To National Unity Government

Mon 28 Aug 2006

Representatives of Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas's Fatah movement and the Hamas militant group today on 26 August reached an agreement to form a national unity government.

Fatah leader Nabil Shaath said after three days of talks between the two Palestinian factions in the capital of Jordan, Amman, that Fatah now seeks to create a government with Hamas. Shaath said a national unity government "will strengthen our hands to face the Israeli occupation." Fatah lost to Hamas in the January general elections.

Reuters news agency quoted "leaders" of Fatah as saying there would be no conditions for joining a coalition government with Hamas, but insisted there had to be a pragmatic approach to resuming peace talks with Israel.

Source: RFE/RL

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