Leaders of Hamas and Fatah meet in Gaza
Senior Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya (R) and senior Fatah official Nabil Shaath attend a news conference in Gaza City February 4, 2010. Shaath, a leader of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah group, traveled to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip for rare talks with the Islamic rival faction on an Egyptian-proposed reconciliation deal. UPI/Ismael Mohamad
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