Hussein al-Sheikh is a veteran leader of Abbas’s Fatah movement.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says keeping the captives provides Israel with justification for its attacks on Gaza.
Fourteen Palestinian parties, including Fatah and Hamas, sign a unity deal in China to maintain control over Gaza.
![China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, fourth left, looks on, while hosting an event of signing of the "Beijing declaration" between Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Mahmoud al-Aloul of Fatah, third left, and Mussa Abu Marzuk of Hamas, third right, are seen. [Pedro Pardo/AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AP24205350017855-1722038503.jpg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
It remains to be seen if there’s political will within Fatah while Israel may try to derail the agreement, analysts say.
The factions have agreed an ‘interim national reconciliation government’, says Chinese Foreign Ministry.
Hamas says it has signed an agreement in Beijing to work with other Palestinian groups towards “national unity”.
Beijing says two sides took part in in-depth and candid dialogue on promoting Palestinian reconciliation.
The move comes as the Palestinian Authority faces pressure to reform from the US amid Israel’s war on Gaza.
Fighting between Palestinian factions have claimed at least 10 lives over the weekend, sources in the camp say.
Israeli entry permits for Palestinian FM and three Fatah officials revoked amid several punitive actions by new gov’t.
Hamas, Fatah and 12 other groups agree to hold legislative and presidential elections within one year.
Algiers is the latest to broker an agreement between rival factions in the occupied West Bank and Gaza.
PA president used Palestinian Central Council meeting to entrench his power and secure his successor, critics say.
Israeli police launch search after six Palestinians managed to break out from Gilboa prison overnight through a tunnel.
![Police officers and prison guards inspect the scene of a prison escape outside the Gilboa prison in northern Israel [Sebastian Scheiner/AP Photo]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AP21249299273964.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)