Hamas-Fatah tension takes its toll on reconciliation - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Mohammad Habosh

Mohammad Habosh

Jan 15, 2019

Palestinians march in the West Bank city of Ramallah, calling for the cessation of divisions between Fatah and Hamas and the unification of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Jan. 12, 2019. — ABBAS MOMANI/AFP/Getty Images

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Palestinian Hamas-hired policemen stand at Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip January 8, 2019. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa - RC1796B5BC10

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Hamas, PA trade accusations after assassination attempt on PM

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Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas stand guard at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 8, 2019. - The Egyptian border crossing was closed for Palestinians seeking to leave Gaza on Tuesday, a border official said, as infighting between Palestinian factions increases. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP) (Photo credit should read SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images)

PA pulls out of Rafah, Hamas settles in

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