| Submit your comments on this article |
| Syria-Lebanon-Iran |
| Fatah, Hamas reconcile after clash in Lebanese camp |
| 2010-08-25 |
| [Ma'an] Fatah and Hamas announced an end to hostilities Tuesday following clashes in a Lebanon refugee camp a day earlier, Lebanese media reported. The two factions issued a joint statement saying, "Hamas and Fatah insist they should not use violence to resolve their disputes" after the fighting in the Al-Bass refugee camp in Tyre came to an end, NOW Lebanon reported. Enmity between the two parties in the occupied Palestinian territories led to near-civil war after Hamas' rise to electoral power followed by a takeover of Gaza in June 2007 and the establishment of rival governments in Ramallah and Gaza City. Egypt has mediated a unity deal, yet to be ratified by Hamas, which cites amendments it hopes to offer for consideration including restructuring the PLO. Fatah, which signed the deal, accused Hamas of stalling. While the violent infighting subsided in the West Bank and Gaza, each movement has accused the other of carrying out waves of political arrests, which have seen several senior officials detained. |
| Posted by:Fred |