PM Haneyya calls on Fatah leader, renews assertion on reconciliation

Palestinian PM Ismail Haneyya called on Fatah leader Abu Ali Shahin at his hospital bed in Quds hospital in Gaza on Tuesday and wished him speedy recovery.

He told reporter s after calling on Shahin that his visit was meant to affirm unity of the Palestinian people and that “our pains and hopes are one”.

He said, “We all look forward to the day when we end division and achieve national unity”.

Haneyya said that Hamas was keen on concluding national reconciliation and hoped speedy conclusion of unity and liberation and the establishment of the Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, the return of refugees, and the release of all prisoners.

The premier said that Shahin’s health condition was stable and that the hospital staff was taking good care of him.