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| Hamas and Fatah 'reach agreement' at Cairo talks | Hamas and Fatah 'reach agreement' at Cairo talks |
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| The Palestinian group Hamas says it has reached an agreement with rival group Fatah, ending a decade-long rift. | The Palestinian group Hamas says it has reached an agreement with rival group Fatah, ending a decade-long rift. |
| Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, said details of the deal would be released later on Thursday. Fatah has not commented. | Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, said details of the deal would be released later on Thursday. Fatah has not commented. |
| Egypt has been brokering reconciliation talks in Cairo. | Egypt has been brokering reconciliation talks in Cairo. |
| Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank have been ruled separately since deadly clashes between the two groups broke out in 2007. | Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank have been ruled separately since deadly clashes between the two groups broke out in 2007. |
| The pro-Hamas Palestinian Information Centre announced the agreement, saying details would be revealed at a news conference in Cairo at midday. | The pro-Hamas Palestinian Information Centre announced the agreement, saying details would be revealed at a news conference in Cairo at midday. |
| On Wednesday, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said the talks in Cairo had been "serious and deep". | On Wednesday, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said the talks in Cairo had been "serious and deep". |
| "The talks are positive and the Egyptian side is even-handed," he said, according to the Palestinian Information Centre. | "The talks are positive and the Egyptian side is even-handed," he said, according to the Palestinian Information Centre. |
| Last month, Hamas agreed to dissolve the committee that rules Gaza. | Last month, Hamas agreed to dissolve the committee that rules Gaza. |
| The move had been a key demand of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas whose Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority governs parts of the West Bank. | |
| Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah then made a rare trip to Gaza. | Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah then made a rare trip to Gaza. |
| He said the Palestinian Authority would begin taking control of Gaza's administrative affairs and "security responsibilities". | He said the Palestinian Authority would begin taking control of Gaza's administrative affairs and "security responsibilities". |
| Hamas as a whole, or in some cases its military wing, is designated a terrorist group by Israel, the US, EU, UK and other powers. | Hamas as a whole, or in some cases its military wing, is designated a terrorist group by Israel, the US, EU, UK and other powers. |