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On This Day: Fatah, Hamas factions form short-lived 'Palestinian Unity Government' to rule over PA

On June 2, 2014, Abbas forged a Hamas-Fatah unity government, sparking legal debates and political upheaval. The PA president dissolved the short-lived body in June 2015.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas chairs the first meeting of the Palestinian unity government, June 2, 2014.
 Mohammed Dahlan, a former Fatah security chief, in his office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. STRINGER/ REUTERS ID: 546201 Image Remarks:

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Shin Bet director David Zini participates in the state memorial ceremony for the October 7 massacre on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, October 16, 2025

Shin Bet chief David Zini met PA’s exiled Gaza security chief during wartime UAE visit - report

FIFA President Gianni Infantino (C) interacts with the President of the Palestine Football Association Jibril Rajoub as the Vice-President of Israel Football Association Basim Sheikh Suliman (L) looks on during a heated moment in the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, Canada on April 30. PremiumPremium

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Mahmoud Abbas reveals his true colors - opinion

If Abbas wanted peace, he would have said that Shubaki was wrong to participate in terror attacks, serve as a terrorist leader, or purchase tons of weapons.

 RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin greets Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, in October. If you want to know what Abbas really thinks about Israel, peace, and terrorism, just read his eulogy for Fuad Shubaki, says the writer.

Fatah strives to maintain Palestinian legitimacy amid West Bank terror operation - analysis

Abbas’s conundrum: Any action taken by the Palestinian Authority against terrorist groups in the West Bank only strengthens them, perhaps even at the expense of Fatah.

 Members of the Palestinian security forces and mourners attend a funeral in Nablus, in the West Bank, December 23, 2024

'Gazafication': The terror threat in northern West Bank is growing - analysis

Weapons are flowing to the West Bank and enabling the growing terrorist threat, the building blocks of a kind of “Gazafication” are now in place.

 Gunmen stand during the funeral of Palestinian Ribhi Shalabi, who was killed in clashes with Palestinian Authority forces, in Jenin camp in the West Bank, December 10, 2024.

PA crackdown adds to Hamas woes that are bringing hostage deal closer - analysis

Any hopes Hamas may have had that Iran would quickly be able to rebuild Hezbollah were dashed with the rebel takeover of Syria. Simply put, no one is coming to Hamas’ rescue.

 Palestinian Authority security forces operate in Jenin, in the West Bank, December 16, 2024

Hamas-inspired video game glorifying October 7 massacre banned in UK

Despite being banned in the UK, Germany, and Australia, the game can still be bought on Steam in many countries, including Israel.

 Scene from the game's trailer showing a female soldier being taken hostage.

Hamas, Fatah agree on Gaza administration committee terms, Arab media claims

The committee “administers the Gaza Strip, and its reference is the Palestinian government and is responsible for all fields," the alleged document stated.

 Palestinian terrorists attend Hamas rally Solidarity with Al-Aqsa in Jabalia, northern Gaza April 7, 2023

Hamas, Fatah officials warn: We will start wars in Israeli prisons

An imprisoned senior Hamas official told the Israeli Prison Service Commissioner: "You will end the war outside; we will start it in prison."

Hamas Nukhba terrorists being held at the Ofer Prison, near Jerusalem, Israel, August 28, 2024

Palestinians must accept that violent terror tactics have failed to stop Israel - opinion

A new Palestinian must develop. He need not be submissive. He must be awarded all civil rights, social privileges, and he should fulfill all commensurate requirements, from taxes to national service.

 NABIL ABU RUDEINEH is sworn in as a vice prime minister and information minister of the Palestinian Authority government, in Ramallah, in 2019. Palestinian resistance must be renounced, incitement needs to stop and the pay-for-slay program must be halted, the writer asserts.

Hamas, Fatah agree to form Gaza administrative committee - report

Hamas detailed the task that would befall the committee, while Fatah was interested in discussing the committee's leadership, the report noted.

 Smoke rises after Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, December 10, 2023.

Egypt hosts Fatah-Hamas ceasefire talks on Gaza

Attending an event in Beijing, last week, are (from left) Mahmoud Al-Aloul, vice chairman of the Fatah Central Committee; China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi; and senior Hamas member Mussa Abu Marzuk. China announced that a unity deal was reached among Palestinian factions.