Egypt says Fatah-Hamas talks seek to bring post-war Gaza under Palestinian Authority’s full control

Displaced Palestinians shelter at a tent camp, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip December 1, 2024.
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Delegations from the Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas are meeting in Cairo to “reach a mutual understanding” on the Palestinian Authority’s management of the Gaza Strip after the end of Hamas’s war with Israel, Egypt’s foreign minister said on Monday (December 2, 2024).

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“There are indeed two delegations from the Fatah and Hamas movements in Cairo consulting and deliberating to quickly reach a mutual understanding regarding the management of daily affairs in the Gaza Strip under the full control of the Palestinian Authority,” Badr Abdelatty told a news conference in Cairo.