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Two-state solution a 'trap we set for Israel,' Lebanon-based Fatah official brags

“We know the trap we have set for Israel by demanding a two-state solution. But Israel understands why it does not want to give us a state: it knows what the future could hold,” said Abu Shahab.

Palestinian children hold placards with a portrait of Yasser Arafat during a rally by Fatah supporters marking the 21th death anniversary of the late former Palestinian president, in the West Bank city of Hebron, November 11, 2025.
 PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-CONFLICT-WEST BANK Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al-Sheikh (L) and head of the Palestinian Football Association and Palestine Olympic Committee, Jibril Rajoub (C) arrive to attend the football match between Jabal Al-Mukaber and Shabab Al-Khalil teams.

Fatah Central Committee secretary-general reveals Hamas talks in Turkey, doubts elections - report

A man drives a tuk-tuk past portraits of late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (C) and former Fatah security chief in Gaza Mohammed Dahlan (R) in Beirut's Burj al-Barajneh camp for Palestinian refugees on May 14, 2024; illustrative.

Mohammed Dahlan’s faction seeks to end Palestinian infighting, unifying with Hamas, PIJ, Fatah

An IDF infographic detailing the biography of Hamas terrorist Hudhaifa Khaled Suleiman, published August 14, 2026

IDF kills Hamas company commander who posed threat to troops, civilians


Palestinian Authority officials set for historic Gaza visit

The visit is part of a historic bid to work on ending the territorial division between the West Bank and Gaza.

A Palestinian holds a flag during a protest

Ahead of Gaza reconciliation, Hamas frees Fatah men

Hamas opted for reconciliation with Western-backed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah because it is short of funds and friends.

Shadi Abu Obeid (L), a member of the Palestinian Fatah movement, is greeted by a relative in Gaza City after his release from a Hamas prison on October 1, 2017.

Quiet on settlement activity, Mideast Quartet calls for PA control of Gaza

The statement omitted any reference to Israeli settlement activity – a rarity for the Quartet.

A Palestinian Hamas militant takes part in a Gaza rally marking the twelfth anniversary of the death of late Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.

Hamas to Abbas: Lift punitive measures against the people of Gaza

Fatah and Hamas officials are slated to meet in Cairo in the next week to discuss reconciliation.

A Palestinian woman stands by a fence during a protest calling for an end to the power crisis, outside the power plant in the central Gaza Strip April 23, 2017.

Hamas says it's ready to talk with Fatah

The statement was released following a meeting led by Haniyeh and the Egyptian Intelligence chief.

Fatah official Nabil Shaath (L) and Hamas deputy political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh.

Palestinian Authority threatens to cut all funds to Gaza

Abbas told Meretz party leader Gal-On that if the situation with Hamas does not change soon, “we’ll gradually reduce our [financial] support to Gaza by 100%.”

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (R) talks with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

Gaza health care suffers as Palestinian factions play blame game

Hamas says that Abbas restricted transfers of medicine to Gaza in March, accusing Hamas of failing to reimburse the PA for its purchases, and cut the salaries of its officials in May.

Palestinian boy Ahmed Abu Saman, 16, who was injured in a car accident, lies on a bed at the emergency department at Shifa hospital, Gaza's largest public medical facility, in Gaza City, March 29, 2017.

Hamas delegation says situation in Gaza will be eased

Since the first Hamas delegation’s visit to Cairo, Egypt has sent a number of diesel fuel shipments to Gaza to alleviate the electricity crisis there.

HAMAS LEADER Ismail Haniyeh gestures during a news conference in Gaza City earlier this month

Hamas calls on feuding Arab world to resolve its differences

Senior Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya.

Analysis: Gaza’s problems in the greater scheme of things

Although this is an internal Palestinian battle, there is concern in Jerusalem that – as was the case in 2014 – Hamas might respond by restoring to its default mode: attacking Israel.

Palestinian Hamas militants take part in a protest against the Israeli police raid on Jerusalem's al-Aksa mosque in Khan Yunis