Fatah official to head to Gaza for talks over reconciliation with Hamas
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH
Senior Fatah official Azam al-Ahmed is expected to head to the Gaza Strip soon to discuss ways of ending the dispute between his faction and Hamas.The planned visit was announced one day after Hamas declared a series of measures to pave the way for reconciliation with Fatah.The measures, announced by Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Monday, include the release of Fatah activists from prison and allowing others to return to the Gaza Strip.
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