This came in a statement issued at the conclusion of a meeting held between 14 Palestinian factions in the Chinese capital, Beijing, at the official invitation of China.
“The Palestinian factions agreed to continue upcoming rounds of dialogue to reach a comprehensive national unity that includes all Palestinian forces and factions within the framework of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people,” the Palestinian factions said in a statement following the conclusion ...
"We will not join the meeting for secretaries-general of the Palestinian factions hosted by Egypt before the release of our brother fighters from the Palestinian Authority (PA) prisons," IJP's Secretary General Ziyad Al-Nakhala said.
"Hamas believes that the PA is seeking to improve its image at the time that it continues to pursue, kidnap and detain Palestinian fighters, activists and students," said senior official Hussein Abu Kwaik. "The PA must halt political detention and release all political prisoners immediately."
The longest-serving Palestinian political prisoner, Karim Younis, 66, has been released from an Israeli jail after serving 40 years for the alleged killing of an Israeli soldier.