Headline : China Brokers Agreement Between Hamas and Fatah, Seeks to Project Constructive Role in Ending Gaza War

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A consortium of 14 Palestinian political factions, including rivals Hamas and Fatah, agreed to form an interim unity government for the occupied West Bank and Gaza after the war with Israel ends. The agreement was reached this week over two days of talks in Beijing. The Chinese government has sought to project itself as a constructive mediator in the ongoing Israel–Palestine conflict, but many observers remain deeply skeptical about the ability of this recent agreement, and China more broadly, to bring about true reconciliation in the region.  

Christian Shepherd, Steve Hendrix, Niha Masih, and Sarah Dadouch at The Washington Post reported on China’s efforts to tout its role as a mediator, in contrast to other global actors: 

Since Hamas took over Gaza in 2007 and ousted the Fatah-affiliated government, the Palestinian territories have been divided into two main entities: a Hamas-run government in Gaza and the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. The agreement this week, which sought to bridge these divides, was called the “Beijing Declaration on Ending Division and Strengthening Palestinian National Unity.” Laura Zhou and Zhao Ziwen from the South China Morning Post described the significance of the agreement: 

Few observers anticipate that this agreement will produce a different result than that of the numerous failed efforts by regional actors to reconcile divisions among the Palestinian groups in the past, especially given the current obstacles to unity. Crucially, Israel rejects the prospect of Hamas maintaining a governing role after the war. According to Haaretz, “a senior Fatah official said the joint statement was mainly to show respect to the Chinese hosts.” Adam Rasgon, Matthew Mpoke Bigg, Alexandra Stevenson, and Thomas Fuller from The New York Times described the widespread skepticism surrounding the agreement:

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