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In an address to the crowd Fatah's Gaza chief calls for reconciliation between the rival factions following years of conflict and disagreement over policies in Gaza
Thousands in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip staged one of the biggest celebrations in years for the rival Fatah movement of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Saturday.The demonstrators turned Gaza City's Al-Katiba square into a sea of yellow as they waved Fatah flags to mark the 58th anniversary of the party's foundation.Fatah rallies on this scale have been a rarity in Gaza for the past decade and a half.
Fatah and Hamas – the two main Palestinian factions – have been at odds since the 2006 elections, which were won by Hamas but never recognized as legitimate - Click the link for more details.
In-depth: Israel's blockade and the destruction of key infrastructure during military operations have created a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, where 97 percent of the water is undrinkable.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is the reason why reconciliation talks scheduled for this weekend in Cairo have been postponed 'indefinitely', Rai Al-Youm newspaper reported. ...