Fatah Boycotts Cairo Gaza Talks Over Hamas Disarmament and Dahlan Bloc's Role in 2-Day Meeting
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Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Jun 9
Fatah Boycotts Cairo Gaza Talks Over Hamas Disarmament and Dahlan Bloc's Role in 2-Day Meeting
1 articles · Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Jun 9
Summary
Fatah skipped some bilateral sessions at a two-day Cairo conference on Gaza, with Arabic media linking the boycott to Hamas’s refusal to disarm and the participation of Mohammed Dahlan’s Democratic Reform Bloc.
Abdel Fattah Dawla said Hamas must implement the ceasefire terms it signed, including disarmament, and hand Gaza control to the Palestinian Authority instead of “negotiating over weapons.”
Hamas and allied factions reportedly want any disarmament to be phased, tied to an Israeli withdrawal, limited to transfers to Palestinian parties, and conditioned on dismantling anti-Hamas militias allegedly backed by Israel.
A PLO official said any deal reached without Fatah would not be binding, warning the Cairo format could create a parallel framework to the PLO and deepen Gaza’s political separation from the Palestinian Authority.