Fatah–Hamas conflict

Public sector employees in the Gaza Strip went on strike on Feb. 26 over unpaid salaries, amid a dispute between the two major Palestinian factions.

Turkey on Feb. 2 denounced the United States decision to put the head of Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on its terror blacklist, saying it hoped the move would not have a negative impact on Ankara’s humanitarian aid to Gaza.

The economy of the Gaza Strip is on the verge of total collapse, Israeli security officials have warned.

Israel was preparing Saturday for fresh riots and demonstrations across the West Bank and Gaza Strip over US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, amid calls from Hamas for wide-scale confrontation Times of Israel reports. 

The powerful Palestinian Islamist group Hamas called on Dec. 7 for a new uprising against Israel after U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.

Armed Palestinian resistance group Hamas has warned against U.S. plans to relocate the its embassy to Jerusalem and recognize the city as Israel’s capital.

Palestinian factions, including rival groups Hamas and Fatah, have agreed to hold a general election by the end of 2018, a joint statement by several groups said on Nov. 22 following talks in Cairo.

Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed an agreement on Thursday (12 October) on ending a decade-long split following talks mediated by Egypt in Cairo, with president Mahmud Abbas calling it a “final” accord.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly condemned the deal, saying it would make peace with his country “much harder to achieve”.

Palestinian radical group Hamas announced it has reached an agreement with Fatah, , ending a 10-year break between the two formations, the BBC reported.

Hamas, which controls the Palestinian enclave of the Gaza Strip, specified that the details of the deal will be published later today. Fatah did not comment.

Egypt is the mediator of the Cairo peace talks.

Prime Minister Rami al-Hamdallah on Tuesday chaired his first meeting of the Palestinian cabinet in Gaza in a move towards reconciliation between the mainstream Fatah party and Islamist group Hamas, reported Reuters. 

Hamas seized the coastal enclave in 2007 in fighting with Fatah forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas.