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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

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune brought together in the Algerian capital Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas’ political chief Ismail Haniyeh for the first time since October 2016.

Most Palestinians felt that the meeting was held out of mere political courtesy to Algeria, which celebrated the 60th anniversary of its independence on July 6.

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