Abbas seeks reconciliation with Hamas
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged his Hamas rivals Sunday to move quickly toward a unity government that would be able to rebuild Gaza after a devastating Israeli military offensive there.
Abbas made his comments as negotiators from his Fatah Party plan to meet Hamas officials in Egypt this week for what are expected to be the most serious reconciliation talks since Hamas violently seized power in Gaza nearly two years ago. "We must reach a national reconciliation government," Abbas said. "The faster a government is formed, the faster we will be able to rebuild in the Gaza Strip, quickly, for the sake of our people." (AP)
