The Gaza Strip should have a “reconciliation government” after the war. Fourteen Palestinian groups have now agreed on this, including the Islamist Hamas. But it should only be a transitional government.
This was announced by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. A corresponding declaration was signed in Beijing. His country wants to play a “constructive role in securing peace and stability” in the Middle East. The Chinese government supports a two-state solution and had already welcomed the Palestinian organizations Hamas and Fatah for talks in April.
It was initially not known exactly what the post-war government of the groups would look like. This is an “internal affair of the Palestinian groups,” the Chinese foreign minister said.
“We are committed to and demand national unity,” said senior Hamas official Musa Abu Marsuk. The signatories include the secular Fatah, a Hamas rival. It is controlled by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and governs with limited powers in the occupied West Bank. Hamas took full control of the Gaza Strip in 2007, forcibly ousting the Fatah party.
Negotiations are underway again
An Israeli delegation is expected in the Qatari capital Dohar on Thursday to discuss a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli government demands that forces be allowed to remain in the so-called Philadelphia Corridor and wants to control the return of displaced Palestinians to the northern Gaza Strip. In addition, the remaining positions of Israeli troops must be clarified.
Netanyahu traveled to the US
Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, is demanding the complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from the area. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under international and domestic pressure to end the fighting and secure the release of Hamas hostages. He traveled to the country’s closest ally, the United States, on Monday. There, the politician will meet with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, among others.
Source: Krone
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