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Bilateral dialogue between Fatah and Hamas is taking place from a national perspective, the secretary of Fatah’s central committee, Jibril Rajoub, announced yesterday.
Responding to rumours about “disputes in the Fatah-Hamas national dialogue,” Rajoub stressed the claims were “baseless”.
“We are planning a nationally-focused bilateral framework for all the Palestinian people,” he pointd out, adding that the potential outcomes would be “national”.
Fatah and Hamas’ recent agreement, he continued, would turn into a “national consensus.” “The PA will not set a date for elections until all factions agree on a national action,” he explained.
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