Palestine is joining. Hamas and Fatah made deals. What's next?

In October 2017, the two rival Palestinian factions -- Fatah from the west coast and Hamas from the Gaza belt -- signed an agreement that ended the long-standing conflict within Palestinian politics. If this reconciliation agreement were implemented, this would be a significant point in the palestino-Israeln relations.

So in this article we will explain the differences between the two groups and what this unification will bring to the peace process in that country.

First, Hamas and Fatah are two Palestinian political groups with goals and totally different efforts. Fatah was founded in the late 1950 ' s by their historic leader, Yasser Arafat, who had previously fought against Israel during the Arab-Israel War.

He created the group with the purpose of releasing Palestine from Israeli occupation through armed and violent resistance. In time, Fatah's efforts began to soften against Israel, and in the early 1990s, they made a two-state solution.

After abandoning its violent origin in 1993, Arafat signed the historic Oslos Agreement, which was the first official reconciliation between Palestinians and Israelis. Although the agreement did not settle the issue of an independent Palestinian state, it transferred some of its powers to the Palestinian authorities newly formed in the cities of the western hail and Gaza.

Today, Fatah calls for peaceful resistance against Israeli occupation and supports a two-state solution with a Palestinian secular state in the West Coast and the Gaza Strip.

Hamas, on the other hand, has other objectives in mind. The group was formed in 1987 during the first Palestinian uprising. It was launched by a Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, a Transnational Movement that was founded in Egypt decades earlier.

Hamas is a two-part extremist group: one political arm, and a military part called Iz-Din Al-Qassam Brigades.

The militant group was responsible for a large number of suicide bombings within Israel and has repeatedly thrown missiles across the border. These shares show why Israel and a large part of the international community name the group “terrorist organisation. ”

But many people in Gaza see the group as a legitimate movement to express resistance. This, along with Hamas' charity, which includes offering food and other social services to Palestinians living in Gaza's belt, has made the political movement incredibly popular. This allowed the group to win the 2006 parliamentary elections, marking Fatah party defeat for the first time.

Today, Hamas denies the possibility of a two-state solution and seeks Israel's destruction, hoping to establish a Palestinian Islamic state where the west coast, Gaza, and all Israel will be inside. These objectives have provided a great contrast between Hamas and Fatah.

These differences have led to a major conflict among the groups, where Fatah, led by President Mahmud Abbas, refused to give up power even after losing his 2006 elections.

In June 2007, Hamas took Gaza by force, with a bloody arms struggle on the streets that left more than a hundred dead and 500 wounded. President Abbas immediately declared the state of emergency and removed government unity.

After Hamas took control of Gaza, Israel imposed strong blockades in that country, expressing deep security concerns. The action limited access to Gaza from land, air and sea by cutting off supplies to the nearly 2 million citizens who live there. The human suffering has only deteriorated by a series of brutal military campaigns in Israel.

Finally, at the request of Israel's president, the electricity supply has been significantly reduced. Hamas' inability to guarantee such basic needs has caused this group to lose popularity, leading to the reconciliation agreement.

The agreement was signed in Cairo, Egypt, in October 2017, saying that Fatah would lead Gaza until a new administration was formed at the end of the year.

But what has not been discussed or included in the agreement is the fate of Al Qassam Brigades, or if Hamas will know Israel.

If Hamas doesn't give up Al Qassam Brigades and terror, and if he doesn't know Israel, it will make Israel and the United States view all of Palestine as terrorists and lose more than $400 million in annual aid. But if the opposite occurred, it would be a milestone in the peace process between Israel and Palestine. Now this world