Cairo hosts new Palestinian dialogue round as factions seek to end internal division

Cairo will host Palestinian national dialogue meetings this week, with talks aimed at ending internal division and restoring unity among factions.

• Cairo will host dialogue meetings Wednesday and Thursday with leaders from Fatah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
• The talks will address ending internal division, restoring unity, and the entry of Hamas and Islamic Jihad into the Palestine Liberation Organization.
• President Mahmoud Abbas has issued a decree calling for simultaneous presidential and legislative elections on September 11, 2027, canceling a prior decree for November 28.
• Fatah's Central Committee stressed the importance of continuing comprehensive national dialogue with all Palestinian factions.