DOHA: Leaders of Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas met in Qatar yesterday amid renewed impetus for a unity government after the resignation of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.
Newly re-elected Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal chaired the meeting, which was attended by Hamas leaders from Gaza, including its Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya.
“The meeting began on Thursday and will continue until Saturday,” a Palestinian official said. Hamas leaders will discuss “Palestinian reconciliation, developments in the Palestinian arena following Fayyad’s resignation, as well as ways of pressing Israel to release Palestinian prisoners,” he said. The Peninsula
