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Palestinian rivals Abbas, Haniyeh shake hands in Algeria

Algeria's president managed to bring together Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh for the first time in 6 years, but divisions between the two rival factions they represent may be too deep at this point.

Head of the Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh (R).
Head of the Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh (R), Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas (L) met with the Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers, July 5, 2022. — Twitter

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