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Palestinian groups meet in Cairo today ahead of comprehensive dialogue

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Palestine National Liberation Movement Fatah Spokesperson Abdulfettah Devle announced that the inclusive national dialogue could restart on October 20, following the preliminary talks that will begin in Cairo.
Hamas, Islamic Jihad and PFLP are also among the groups that will attend the meetings.

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The long division between intra-Palestinian factions, especially the tension between Fatah and Hamas, has been a major obstacle to national unity and the Gaza issue. Egypt has been historically active in its intermediary role between these groups.

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Palestine National Liberation Movement Fatah Spokesperson Abdulfettah Devle confirmed in his statement to the AA correspondent that negotiations will begin between some Palestinian groups before the comprehensive dialogue in Cairo today.

Devle stated that in addition to Fatah, the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, the Islamic Jihad Movement and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) are among the groups that will participate in the dialogue meetings. Stating that the preliminary talks are expected to last two days at most, Devle noted that the timing of the inclusive general dialogue will be determined after these preliminary talks and may start again on October 20.

Devle stated that in the preliminary meetings, "consultation and preparations for inclusive dialogue will be completed and the principles of national reconciliation will be emphasized." Stating that the Fatah Movement's delegation includes Central Committee Secretary General Jibril er-Rucub and Central Committee Member Muhammed Shtiyye, Devle noted that the delegation will reach Cairo today. The other Palestinian groups mentioned by Devle have not yet made a statement on the issue.

In the statement made yesterday by the Central Committee of the Fatah Movement, after the meeting in the city of Ramallah, it was emphasized that "the importance of continuing the inclusive national dialogue that strengthens national unity and protecting the integrity of the land, the cause and the national decision, and giving opportunity to these dialogue efforts."

Rucub also stated in his statement on October 10 that the Fatah delegation held direct talks with the groups in Cairo for two days and that the national dialogue would restart. Speaking to a television channel, Rucub noted that "there is a clear Egyptian official will to achieve Palestinian national reconciliation" and that the three groups interviewed (Hamas, Islamic Jihad and PFLP) "demonstrated a strategic stance towards building a basis for reconciliation."

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

Inclusive national dialogue will resume on October 20.
Possible · Within weeks

Open Questions

What specific issues will be discussed in preliminary discussions?
Will the full scope of the inclusive dialogue and the list of groups that will participate become clear?
Is the October 20 date realistic or a stretch target?