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Fatah's Azzam al-Ahmad (C-L) speaks with Hamas' Saleh al-Aruri (C-R) after signing a reconciliation deal in Cairo on October 12, 2017, as the two rival Palestinian movements ended their decade-long split following negotiations overseen by Egypt.
Under the agreement, the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority is to resume full control of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip by December 1, according to a statement from Egypt's government. / AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/

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Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (R) welcomes senior Hamas official, Ahmed Haj Ali (2nd-L) during the opening ceremony of the 7th Fatah Congress on November 29, 2016, at the Muqataa, the Palestinian Authority headquarters, in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
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Palestinians take part in a party on the occasion of the 49th anniversary of the creation of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine on December 12, 2016, south of Nablus. / AFP / JAAFAR ASHTIYEH (Photo credit should read JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP/Getty Images)

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