The Fatah faction said yesterday that it had agreed in principle to join the new Palestinian government led by Hamas. At a joint press conference with Hamas leader Mahmoud Al-Zahar held in Gaza City, Azzam El-Ahmed, head of Fatah in the Palestinian Legislative Council, announced yesterday that "participation in a Palestinian Cabinet led by Hamas is in principle accepted by the Fatah movement."
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He told reporters that both Fatah and Hamas should first agree on a joint program of the new government. Al-Zahar, who led the Hamas delegation at the talks in Gaza City, said that "all the parties, including our brothers in Fatah, intend to participate in the government." "We have agreed to continue our discussions," he added. |