巴勒斯坦激进组织哈马斯表示，该组织与法塔赫签署和解协议后将遵守与以色列的非正式停火。官员说：巴勒斯坦民族权力机构主席阿巴斯和哈马斯领导人马沙尔星期三将出席签署协议的庆祝仪式，结束双方之间的分裂。这一分裂致使巴勒斯坦人在约旦河西岸和加沙有两个相互对立的政府。
星期二，一些比较小的巴勒斯坦派系签署了团结协议。巴勒斯坦派别之间的这个协议要求组成一个临时政府，随后在一年内举行总统和议会选举。
以色列总理内坦尼亚胡激烈批评这个协议。星期二他呼吁阿巴斯取消协议，选择同以色列和平的道路。上星期，内坦尼亚胡说，“没有跟以色列和哈马斯都和平的可能性。”以色列和美国认为哈马斯是恐怖组织。
The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it will honor an unofficial truce with Israel after signing a reconciliation deal with Fatah. Officials say Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal will attend a ceremony Wednesday marking the signing of the deal, which will end the divide that has left Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza with rival governments.
A group of smaller Palestinian factions signed the unity agreement in Cairo Tuesday. The agreement between the Palestinian factions calls for the formation of an interim government followed by presidential and legislative elections within a year.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sharply criticized the deal. He called Tuesday for Mr. Abbas to cancel the agreement and “choose the path to peace with Israel.”Last week he said there was “no possibility for peace with both.”
Israel and the United States consider Hamas a terrorist group.