Fatah’s Jibril Rajoub and Hamas’s Saleh Arouri pledged that their groups would stand united against the Israeli government’s intention to extend sovereignty to parts of the West Bank.
Senior Fatah official Azzam Al-Ahmed (2nd L), head of the Hamas government Ismail Haniyeh (3rd L) and senior Hamas leader Moussa Abu Marzouq (4th L) , hold their hands after announcing a reconciliation agreement in Gaza City April 23, 2014. The Gaza-based Islamist group Hamas and President Mahmoud A(photo credit: SUHAIB SALEM / REUTERS)ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH