China says longtime rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah sign pact to end rift, propose unity government

Fatah, the Palestinian group that administers the Israeli-occupied West Bank, along with a dozen other Palestinian factions, has signed a declaration with its longtime rival Hamas to form an interim unity government for the Palestinian territories after the war in Gaza, Chinese state media reported Tuesday. The declaration was signed in Beijing after three days of talks.

"The core achievement is to make it clear that the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, referring to the West Bank administration run by Fatah. "The most prominent highlight has been the agreement on forming an interim national reconciliation government around the post-war governance of Gaza. The strongest call is for the realization of a truly independent Palestinian nation in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions.

Previous efforts by Arab countries to reconcile Fatah and Hamas, who rule over Gaza and sparked the ongoing war in the territory with their Oct. 7 attack on Israel, have failed. The long-term standoff between the groups has weakened political aspirations for Palestinian statehood.

China says longtime rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah sign pact to end rift, propose unity government

Beijing says rivals Hamas and Fatah agree to form a Palestinian unity government. Israel says it "won't happen."

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[Kaatje]

Hamas (Sinwar) must be desperate indeed!

 

[Andiamo]

Huh? Signed in Beijing? Weird.

 

[Spartan Sprinter]

Fatah, the Palestinian group that administers the Israeli-occupied West Bank, along with a dozen other Palestinian factions, has signed a declaration with its longtime rival Hamas to form an interim unity government for the Palestinian territories after the war in Gaza, Chinese state media reported Tuesday. The declaration was signed in Beijing after three days of talks.

"The core achievement is to make it clear that the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, referring to the West Bank administration run by Fatah. "The most prominent highlight has been the agreement on forming an interim national reconciliation government around the post-war governance of Gaza. The strongest call is for the realization of a truly independent Palestinian nation in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions.

Previous efforts by Arab countries to reconcile Fatah and Hamas, who rule over Gaza and sparked the ongoing war in the territory with their Oct. 7 attack on Israel, have failed. The long-term standoff between the groups has weakened political aspirations for Palestinian statehood.

China says longtime rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah sign pact to end rift, propose unity government

Beijing says rivals Hamas and Fatah agree to form a Palestinian unity government. Israel says it "won't happen."

www.cbsnews.com

The enemy of my enemy is my friend..............................................

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

If Hezbollah wasn't part of this, they won't like it one bit

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

Huh? Signed in Beijing? Weird.

Better security.
Neutral ground.
Probably also arms-buying opportunity. They generally buy from USSR, but availability may be problematic right now. China trying to cut into USSR slice of global arms market.
Maybe training packages. And maybe intel trading. The kings of the east are going to need local assets on the ground in that part of the world someday.
Wonder if the Chinese will ship their "muslim problem" from their concentration camps to the new consortium as replacement fighters. The motivation to get them to fight (or "volunteer" to go) would be to help their muslim brothers push Israel into the sea.