Abbas: “We disagree with Hamas ideologically, but they are part of the Palestinian people”

JOL: Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah held a cabinet meeting in Gaza on Tuesday morning as part of efforts to reach reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas. PA President Mahmoud Abbas said in an interview with Egyptian television: “There will be no Palestinian state without unity and reconciliation.” The reconciliation process between Fatah and Hamas, which began with the arrival of Hamas and senior PA officials in the Gaza Strip yesterday (Monday), continued this morning with the joint cabinet session.