Representatives of the rival Palestinian Hamas and Fatah factions are scheduled to meet in China on Friday for discussions on Palestinian reconciliation amid expanding talks about the management of post-war Gaza.
The delegations arrived in Beijing late on Thursday upon the invitation of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, the Beirut-based al-Liwaa news outlet reported.
The Hamas delegation is led by the deputy head of its political bureau, Moussa Abu Marzouk, and includes other senior officials such as Khalil al-Hayya and Hossam Badran.
Fatah dispatched Azzam al-Ahmad, a member of the movement’s Central Committee as well as the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, and Samir al-Rifai, also a member of Fatah’s Central Committee, Palestinian sources told the Arab World Press news agency.
