Is the Hamas-Fatah deal collapsing?

Hamas and Fatah on Thursday missed another deadline to implement a reconciliation deal, potentially burying the accord aimed at ending their decade-long split, AFP reported.

The two groups signed a reconciliation deal last October, under which the Palestinian Authority (PA) was to have resumed full control of Gaza by December 1.

The handover was missed, however, due to what was described as “obstacles”, and a February 1 deadline for solving the issue of two rival civil services passed Thursday with no progress in sight.