On Monday, the Palestinian factions announced their agreement to reach “comprehensive national unity” that includes all forces within the framework of the PLO, and to form an interim national consensus government.

This came in a statement issued at the conclusion of a national meeting held by 14 Palestinian factions in the Chinese capital, Beijing, at the official invitation of China, which lasted for two days.

The factions said in a statement: “The national factions agreed during their meetings in China to reach a comprehensive Palestinian national unity that includes all Palestinian forces and factions within the framework of the Liberation Organization, and to commit to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with United Nations resolutions, and to guarantee the right of return in accordance with Resolution 194.” .

The factions participating in the meeting: Fatah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Palestinian People’s Party, the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front, and the Palestinian National Initiative Movement.

The Popular Front General Command, the Palestinian Democratic Federation (Fida), the Palestine Liberation Front, the Arab Liberation Front, the Palestinian Arab Front, and the vanguards of the Popular Liberation War (Thunderbolt Forces) also participated in the meeting.