Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed the agreement reached between Fatah and Hamas in Cairo to end the Palestinian divisions.
President Abbas saluted the deal which put an end to Palestinian rifts, adding that he had directed the delegation representing Fatah Movement to sign the deal immediately.
Hamas Politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh announced early today that the two movements had reachedRead more
Yehya Sinwar has been elected as Hamas group’s leader in the Gaza Strip, a Hamas official confirmed Monday.
Sinwar, 55, will replace Ismail Haniyeh, who is running for the leadership of Hamas’s political bureau.
Sinwar spent 22 years in Israeli prisons before being released in the 2011.
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Deputy chairman Ismail Haniyeh denies ongoing prisoner-swap talks between Hamas and Israel.
Delivering a speech on Eidul Fitr on Wednesday, Haniyeh said the prisoners issue tops the movement's agenda.
He added, however, that Hamas will not start talks with Israel until it respects its previous agreements.
He said "the movement is not hasty about prisoner-exchange talks with Israel."
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