Delegations from Palestinian Fatah and Hamas are meeting in Cairo to “reach a mutual understanding” on the management of the post-war Gaza Strip “under full control of the Palestinian Authority,” the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs said on Monday. Foreign Affairs. According to theAgence France Pressan agreement was reportedly reached between the two movements on the formation of a committee to administer Gaza after the war.
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The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and Fatah, the party of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, have agreed to form a committee to administer the Gaza Strip after the war, the Palestinian Authority learned on Tuesday. AFP with negotiators from both camps. Following discussions in Cairo under the aegis of the Egyptian authorities, the Palestinian enemy brothers approved a draft agreement which must still be validated by a presidential decree from Mr. Abbas, according to a member of the negotiating team from Hamas and another from Fatah.
According to the text of the project seen by AFP, the committee, to be made up of ten to fifteen personalities not affiliated with one or the other movement, would have authority over all matters relating to humanitarian aid, education , health, the economy and reconstruction.
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A document published this Tuesday by the Qatari newspaper Al-Araby Al-Jadeedbased in London, also reports an agreement on a committee that would administer the Gaza Strip after the war, reports the Jerusalem Post. According to the newspaper, this committee “ administers the Gaza Strip, and its reference is the Palestinian government and is responsible for all areas “. The committee’s goal is to maintain the unity of the Palestinian territories and strengthen communications between the Palestinian Authority government in the West Bank and Gaza.
Yesterday Monday, during a press conference in Cairo, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty confirmed the discussions between the two delegations. “ There are actually two delegations from the Fatah and Hamas movements in Cairo who are consulting and deliberating to quickly reach a mutual understanding regarding the management of daily affairs in the Gaza Strip under full control of the Palestinian Authority. “, said Badr Abdelatty. He said the Palestinian Authority must “ be fully empowered to address issues clearly and comprehensively after the end of the Israeli occupation “.
The Gaza Strip has been under the de facto authority of Hamas since the Palestinian Islamist movement took power there in June 2007, violently driving out Fatahmovement of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, based in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
Two Hamas officials, at war with Israel since the October 7, 2023 attack, indicated earlier that a delegation from the movement had discussed with Egyptian intelligence officials in Cairo a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.