The two largest Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, are holding talks in Moscow on Thursday aimed at ending decades of rivalry to present a united front in pushing for an end to Israel’s offensive in Gaza and its occupation of the West Bank.
These latest reconciliation talks come days after the Fatah-led government in the West Bank resigned to pave the way for the set-up of a new technocratic administration, but without any indication of how it would work with Hamas.
International pressure to end the five-month war has mounted as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens: Israel’s offensive has killed more than 30,000 people, according to Palestinian health officials.