Ramallah, July 10: A high-ranking Egyptian delegation has arrived in the West Bank city of Ramallah in an attempt to push for unity talks between rival Palestinian factions.
The delegation arrived in Ramallah on Thursday and will meet with Palestinian authority officials, including acting Prime Minister Salam Fayad, during their two-day visit.
The Egyptian delegation is headed by the Egyptian Intelligence Chief deputy Mohammad Ibrahim who will also meet with Hamas, Fatah and leaders of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO).
On Wednesday, Ibrahim met with Hamas and leaders from other Palestinian factions in the Syrian capital Damascus.
Differences between the two Palestinian factions reached its peak in June 2007 when Hamas took over the Gaza Strip to ‘foil an attempted coup by some Fatah elements’.
Later, acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas, in response, dismissed the Hamas government headed by Ismail Haniya who came to power after winning the democratic elections in 2006.
—–Agencies