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Fatah and Hamas agree to joint Gaza security force
Fatah and Hamas agree to joint Gaza security force
MENA, Egypt's official news agency, said Sunday that representatives of rival factions Fatah and Hamas agreed to form a joint security force in the Gaza Strip. They are meeting in Cairo for a fresh round of reconciliation talks.

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AFP - Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have agreed to form a joint security force in the Gaza Strip, a senior Fatah official said Sunday, quoted by Egypt's official MENA news agency.
   
"There has been agreement in principle on the formation of a common force from the two factions to work in the Gaza Strip until the elections (which should be held) before next January 5," Nabil Shaath was quoted as saying.

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