The Jerusalem Post reports: Fatah and Hamas agreed in talks in Cairo last week to make joint decisions on matters related to escalating violent conflict with Israel as well as making peace, the London-based Arabic daily Asharq al-Awsat reported on Sunday, citing well-informed Palestinian sources.
The two rival parties held reconciliation talks in Cairo last week, under the auspices of the Egyptian Intelligence Directorate, which concluded on Thursday in the signing of an agreement to partially restore the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority’s presence in the Gaza Strip.
A leaked copy of the agreement’s text does not include a reference to joint decision-making on matters related to escalating violent conflict or making peace. Nonetheless, the sources who spoke to the Arabic daily said there is “a clear agreement that no side will unilaterally make major decisions like [signing] a peace agreement to end the conflict or starting a [violent] confrontation with Israel.”
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