Fatah and Hamas Officials Announced a “Joint Battle Against Israel’s Sovereignty Plan” Today (Thursday), Senior Fatah official Jibril Rajoub and the Hamas deputy chief Salah al-Arouri announced that they will be joining forces to fight the Sovereignty Plan. In a joint press conference held in Ramallah and Beirut, the two leaders said they have established a plan to fight the implementation of sovereignty. “We call on all Palestinian factions to see cooperation between Hamas and Fatah as a historic opportunity for a joint fight to establish a Palestinian state and oppose the Israeli occupation.” Fatah and the terrorist organization Hamas have been rivals since Hamas took control over the Gaza Strip in 2007. Rajoub said that “all the factions are starting a new page. There is a national agreement against the American-Israeli scam.” Source: Walla! News