China seeks to unite Palestinian factions with unity deal

Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have signed a declaration agreeing to form an interim “national reconciliation government” for the occupied West Bank and Gaza after the war with Israel, in a meeting brokered by China.
Representatives from the groups, along with 12 other Palestinian factions, pledged to work for unity following three days of talks in Beijing.
It is the latest of several reconciliation deals Hamas and Fatah have agreed on in their long fractured relationship, none of which have yet led to the end of the schism.
Israel has also ruled out a role for Hamas or Fatah in governing Gaza after the end of hostilities.