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What led to the agreement for a Unity Government?

  • Crisis in the Middle East

  • Numerous negotiations between Fatah and Hamas

  • Third Intifada

  • International diplomatic pressure

Answer

Numerous negotiations between Fatah and Hamas led to an agreement for a unity government. The agreement was signed in October 2017 and took effect in June 2018. It is the first time that the two main Palestinian factions have agreed to work together in government since 2007.
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