Fatah member and head of civil affairs authority Hussein El-Sheikh- Press Photo
CAIRO – 25 September 2017: The Palestinian government will visit the Gaza Strip on October 2 upon orders given by President Mahmoud Abbas, along with Fatah member and Head of Civil Affairs Authority Hussein El-Sheikh said on Monday.
El-Sheikh continued that the Palestinian government will immediately implement all items agreed on by Fatah and Hamas in Cairo, according to Palestine’s state news agency, WAFA.
Hamas spokesperson Abdel Latif al-Qanou’ welcomed Fatah’s visit to Gaza, adding that, “We wish the government of Fatah good luck in its job and tasks.”
“We hope the government will withdraw its punitive procedures against Gaza during its visit,” Abdel Latif added.
On September 17, Hamas dissolved the administrative committee which has run Gaza and agreed to hold general elections to end a ten-year dispute with Fatah.
The move was met with international praise as part of the inter-Palestinian reconciliation efforts. The movement affirmed that it would comply with the Social Reconciliation Accord signed with Fatah in 2011.
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