RAMALLAH/GAZA, Jun 8 (NNN-PNN) – Palestinian factions said yesterday that, they will head to Egypt’s capital, Cairo, soon, for a new round of intra-national dialogue.
They confirmed in separate statements that Egypt sent official invitations to the factions’ leaders, to join the dialogue that aims at resolving internal Palestinian division.
Fatah party, led by Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) are among the factions that will join the dialogue.
“The dialogue will focus on ending the internal division, by forming an agreed-upon unity government, to start the process of reconstruction in the Gaza Strip,” Sabri Saidam, deputy secretary-general of Fatah’s central committee, said.
Palestinian sources said, the sessions of the intra-national dialogue will start on Saturday.
Hamas’ spokesman in Gaza, Abdulatif al-Qanou’a said, Hamas’ chief, Ismail Haniyeh, will chair a delegation to the dialogue, that will arrive in Cairo in the coming days.
“The dialogue will also focus on discussing the cease-fire between the Israeli occupier and the Palestinian factions,” Khaled al-Batsh, a senior PIJ leader, told reporters, referring to the Egypt-brokered cease-fire that ended last month’s 11-day heavy fighting between the two sides in the Gaza Strip.– NNN-PNN
