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Hamas Reverses Ban on Fatah Gaza Rally

Hamas has backed down on its decision to ban Fatah from staging an open-square rally in Gaza, Abeer Ayoub reports from Gaza.
A Palestinian waves a Fatah movement flag during a rally in support of the efforts of President Mahmoud Abbas to secure a diplomatic upgrade at the United Nations, in Gaza City November 29, 2012. The U.N. General Assembly is set to implicitly recognize a sovereign state of Palestine on Thursday despite threats by the United States and Israel to punish the Palestinian Authority by withholding much-needed funds for the West Bank government. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS)

Hamas on Friday reversed its ban on Fatah from staging an open-square rally to commemorate its anniversary in Gaza.

Nabil Sha’at, a West Bank-based senior Fatah official, announced on Saturday that the celebration will take place on Friday, Jan. 4, at Al-Saraya Square in Gaza. The celebration will be the first for the movement in Gaza since Hamas took over the coastal enclave in 2007.

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