Doha –
The leader Hamas Ismail Haniyeh declared himself open to a single Palestinian government Gaza Strip and West Bank. Hamas currently controls the Gaza Strip, while the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority rules the occupied West Bank Israel.
“We have received many initiatives regarding the internal (Palestinian) situation and we are open to the idea of a national government for the West Bank and Gaza,” Haniyeh said in a speech broadcast on Hamas-affiliated television, as reported AFPWednesday (3/1/2024).
Hamas has controlled the Gaza Strip since winning the Palestinian elections in 2006, which were followed by fierce clashes with the Palestinian President’s Fatah Party. Mahmoud Abbas.
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Various attempts at reconciliation for the two factions ended in failure. Meanwhile, Abbas’ popularity as leader of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank has declined.
Future governance over the Gaza Strip has been repeatedly mooted during the three-month war between Hamas and Israel, which has vowed to destroy the Palestinian militant group.
The United States (US), an ally of Israel, emphasized that Palestinians must be part of the government in the post-war Gaza Strip. But the future role of the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority remains unclear.
In his speech broadcast by Al Jazeera, Haniyeh also touched on the discussion of the possibility of a second cease-fire, after the first cease-fire was agreed upon by Hamas and Israel at the end of November last year.
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