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Hamas, Fatah agree no Gaza demos over UN bid

Dunya News

Hamas and Fatah agreed not to stage demonstrations over Palestinians' UN demand for statehood.

They (Fatah and Hamas) have agreed to cancel any action or demonstration supporting or denouncing the recourse by Abu Mazen (Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas) to the United Nations, a Hamas official said in a statement.In accordance with the reconciliation agreement and efforts to bring an end to division, Fatah and Hamas have agreed to unify their positions in Gaza in order to avoid any action which might divide us again, it added.The statement also warned that the Hamas authorities will forbid any demonstration supporting the Abu Mazen initiative, after a Fatah chief in Gaza Saturday called for peaceful demonstrations there before the UN statement bid.Hamas, which ousted Fatah forces from Gaza after deadly clashes in 2007, has criticised the decision to apply for full UN membership and warned that no Palestinian leader has a mandate to sacrifice fundamental Palestinian rights.
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