Palestinian Authority’s Abbas to Visit Gaza in Bid to End Split
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he plans to visit the Gaza Strip for the first time since 2007 in a bid to end a split with the Islamic Hamas movement that controls the territory.
Abbas told the Palestinian National Council he expects to travel to the area “within four days.” Hamas welcomed the initiative and said it would prepare for his arrival, movement spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said in an e-mailed statement.