Rival Palestinian Groups Announce Unity Deal

The two main Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, have announced a reconciliation deal, saying they will try to form a unity government in the coming weeks. Hamas and Fatah split violently in 2007, and have since divided their people between two sets of rulers. It remains unclear how this plan would succeed where past attempts have repeatedly failed. It also adds new complications to U.S. efforts to broker a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians. Both the U.S. and Israel...

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