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Hamas hands over crossing points to Palestinian consensus government

TheceremonyofhandingovertheGazaStrip'sbordercrossingswithIsraelandEgyptbeganWednesdayinthepresenceofseniorEgyptiansecurityintelligencerepresentatives,thePalesti

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Hamas decries "dangerous escalation" as Israel blows up Gaza tunnel

AstheIsraeliDefenseForces(IDF)blewupatunnelstretchingfromtheGazaStripintoIsrael'sterritory,reportedlycausing11deaths,Hamasdecrieditasa"dangerousescalation"again

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Gaza under mandate of Palestinian consensus government: Hamas official

AseniorofficialoftheIslamicHamasmovementsaidonSaturdaythattheGazaStripisnowunderthemandateofthePalestinianconsensusgovernmentofPrimeMinisterRamiHamdallah.Khalil

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Israel says Palestinian unity gov't not accepted unless Hamas disarms

IsraelsaidonThursdaythatitwouldnotrecognizetheunifiedFatah-HamasPalestiniangovernmentunlessHamasdisarmedandstoppedcallingforIsrael'sdestruction."AslongasHamasdo

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Rival Palestinian factions reach unity plan after 10-year split

Afteraten-yearbreak,rivalPalestiniangroupsHamasandFatahhavereachedareconciliationagreement.Underthedeal,administrativecontrolofGazawillbehandedtoaFatah-ledunity

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Palestinian President Abbas to visit Gaza for first time in a decade

PalestinianPresidentMahmudAbbaswillvisitGazaforthefirsttimeinadecade,atopofficialinhisFatahPartysaidonThursday,afterreconciliationtalkswithrivalsHamas.Abbas"wil

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Hamas and Fatah ‘reach reconciliation deal’ in Cairo talks

RivalPalestinianfactionsHamasandFatahhavereachedadealoverpoliticalreconciliation,HamaschiefIsmailHaniyehsaidinastatementonThursday.AHamasofficialtoldReutersthat

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Israeli army strikes Hamas post in Gaza

Israel'sarmyonSundaybatteredaHamaspostinGazawithartilleryafterarocketwasfiredearlierfromthePalestinianenclavebutfailedtoreachIsraeliterritory,thearmysaid.Amilit

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Hamas, Fatah to start reconciliation talks in Cairo next Monday

IslamicHamasmovementchiefIsmailHaniyehannouncedTuesdaythathewillleadaseniordelegationtoCaironextMondayforreconciliationtalkswithFatah.Haniyeh'sannouncementcamed

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Palestinian gov't walks on thorny road to achieve peace with Hamas

AfterthePalestinianConsensusGovernmentarrivedintheGazaStriponMondaytotakeoveritsministries,analystssaythegovernmentwalksonathornyroadtoachievereconciliationwith

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Palestinian cabinet convenes in Gaza in move to reconcile with Hamas

PalestinianPrimeMinisterRamiHamdallahonTuesdaychairedthefirstmeetingofthePalestiniancabinetinGazaforthreeyearsinamovetowardsreconciliationbetweenthemainstreamFa

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Palestinian consensus government takes over in Gaza

RamiHamdallah,PrimeMinisterofthePalestinianConsensusGovernmentannouncedonMondaythathisgovernmentbeganitsworkintheGazaStripinaccordancetotheEgyptian-brokeredreco

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Palestinian PM in Gaza for major reconciliation effort

ThePalestinianprimeministerledadelegationfromtheWestBanktotheGazaStriponMondayfortalkswithHamasinthemostambitiousattempttoreconciletherivalpoliticalfactionssinc

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Hamas agrees to hand over Gaza to Abbas consensus government

TheHamasmovementannouncedinCairoearlyonSundaythatitisreadytohandovertheGazaStriptotheconsensusgovernmentofPalestinianPresidentMahmoudAbbas.Thegroupsaidinanemail

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Hamas says it is ready to hold first elections since 2006

ThePalestinianmilitantgroupHamassaysitisreadytodissolvethecommitteethatrulesGazaandholdelectionsforthefirsttimesince2006.Italsosaiditwasaimingformoretalkswithri

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Egypt plays unique roles to push Palestinian internal reconciliation

ThecurrentimprovementinthetiesbetweenHamasmovementandEgyptwouldkeepthelatterthesolesponsorforachievingareconciliationthatendsmorethantenyearsofinternalPalestini

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Endless feuds between Hamas, Abbas may lead to isolation of Gaza

TheendlessfeudsbetweenIslamicHamasmovement,whichrulestheGazaStrip,and82-year-oldPalestinianPresidentMahmoudAbbas,whorulespartsoftheWestBank,mayendupwithacomplet