The Hamas terrorist organization announced that is it drafting a plan to end their conflict with Fatah. Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas leader in Gaza stated, "We are preparing a comprehensive national initiative that aims at rearranging the Palestinian internal situation to regain the national unity."
Hamas staged a hostile takeover of the Gaza Strip in 2007 from Fatah, the main body of the Palestinian Authority. Fatah still maintains control of the Arab populated areas in Judea and Samaria. Fatah was founded by Yasser Arafat in 1954. Hamas was founded in 1987.