China described the pact as a plan to manage Gaza jointly after the war, but Hamas stated on Tuesday that it had inked one in Beijing with other Palestinian organizations, including rivals Fatah, to work together for “national unity”.
After receiving top Hamas official Musa Abu Marzuk, Fatah ambassador Mahmud al-Aloul, and emissaries from twelve other Palestinian organizations, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that the parties had decided to establish a “interim national reconciliation government” to oversee Gaza after the war.
“We declare that national unity is the way to finish this journey as we sign an accord for national unity today. After meeting Wang and the other envoys, Abu Marzuk declared, “We are committed to national unity and we call for it.”
