24-11-2024 07:45 PM Jerusalem Timing

Fatah, Hamas Agree to Unite over Gaza Crisis: AFP

Fatah, Hamas Agree to Unite over Gaza Crisis: AFP

Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas said on Monday they have decided to end infighting in a show of solidarity in the West Bank over the Gaza crisis

Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas said on Monday they have decided to end infighting in a show of solidarity in the West Bank over the Gaza crisis, an AFP reporter said.
   Hamas, Fatah
"From here, we announce with other (factional) leaders, that we are ending the division," senior Fatah official Jibril Rajoub told a crowd of about 1,000 who gathered for a demonstration in Ramallah, the West Bank's political capital.
 
Among those present at the rally were top members of Hamas's leadership in the West Bank as well as senior officials from Islamic Jihad, the AFP correspondent said.
  
Ramallah's Manara Square was a sea of Palestinian flags as the crowd chanted "Unity!" and "Hit, hit Tel Aviv" in an appeal to Hamas movement who have fired at least five rockets at the coastal city since Thursday.
  
"Whoever speaks about the division after today is a criminal," top Hamas leader Mahmud al-Ramahi told the crowd.