Haniyeh applauds the agreement between Fatah and Hamas

October 30, 2006

Gaza - Ma'an - Palestinian Prime Minister Isma'il Haniyeh stated on Monday that the Palestinians are endeavouring to embody national unity and to work out solutions for the blockade that has been imposed on the Palestinian territories.

Haniyeh also expressed his consent over the agreement which has now been reached between Fatah and Hamas, which the Palestinian government perceives as solid ground for enhancing the national unity dialogue, as a substitute for the street confrontations.

In regard to a potential prisoners' exchange, Haniyeh stated that the Egyptian authorities are making effective efforts between the Palestinian factions and the Israeli authorities "to end the suffering of the Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli jail."