HAMAS AND FATAH HOLDING SECRET TALKS

Hamas Conducting Secret Talks with Fatah - Khaled Abu Toameh
On Thursday, Ahmed Yusef, political adviser to Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, revealed that his movement was conducting secret talks with Fatah. He told the Bethlehem-based Maan news agency that some people in Abbas' office and within Fatah were more willing than ever to accept mediation to resolve the crisis between Hamas and Fatah. Yusef said Hamas would be prepared to hand back security installations in Gaza to Fatah in the context of reconciliation between the two parties. He also expressed Hamas' readiness to declare a long-term truce with Israel. (Jerusalem Post)