By Ali Sawafta and Nidal al-Mughrabi RAMALLAH (Reuters) – Deep divisions will limit progress at reconciliation talks between Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah this month, conversations with five sources in the groups indicate, but the meetings highlight that the Islamist group is likely to retain influence after Israel’s war in Gaza. The talks between Hamas […]
China’s foreign ministry said rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah met for talks in Beijing in April 2024 but social media posts lauding Beijing shared old pictures they falsely claimed showed the meeting. The foreign ministry had not identifed the representatives from Hamas and Fatah who met in Beijing as of May 15, 2024. The […]
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – The main Palestinian faction in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday accused Iran of trying to spread chaos in its territory and said it would oppose operations from outside that had nothing to do with the Palestinian cause. Fatah, the movement that controls the Palestinian Authority, said it would not […]