Palestinians meeting in Egypt to establish unity government

The Palestinian political rivals Fatah and Hamas are meeting over a possible unity agreement to return Gaza to President Mahmoud Abbas's control. The deal, designed to ease the longstanding Israeli-Egyptian blockade of the Gaza Strip, was signed in 2011 but not put into action. If successfully implemented, the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza could drastically improve.

Palestinian member of Fatah Central Committee, Azam al-Ahmed (R), and Hamas deputy head of the politburo Saleh al-Aruri (L) Source: EPA