Hamas said on Monday it held talks with rival Palestinian faction Fatah in Cairo to discuss the war in Gaza and moves towards national consensus.
"A meeting was held with the brothers in the Fatah movement at a generous Egyptian invitation. They discussed various national issues, especially the war on Gaza and pathways for national action," senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan said in a video message.
Hamas and Fatah are long-term rivals that fought a brief but bloody war in 2007 in which the former seized control of Gaza.
Fatah continues to dominate the Palestinian Authority, which has limited administrative control over urban areas of the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Hamdan said among the ideas discussed was "the formation of a body to follow up on Gaza's affairs and its needs in various issues until conditions are created for the formation of a national consensus government".
He added that the talks were "positive and frank".
Last month, Hamas said it had begun meetings with Fatah in the Egyptian capital after a July agreement between Hamas and other Palestinian factions in Beijing to work together for "national unity".
Hamdan added that the Hamas leadership "will continue meetings and contacts with our brothers in Fatah".
With AFP
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