| Context | Ending the Fatah–Hamas conflict |
|---|---|
| Signed | 13 October 2022 |
| Location | Algiers, Algeria |
| Mediators |  Algeria |
| Parties | 14, including: |
| Language | Arabic |
The 2022 Palestinian reconciliation agreement, officially the Algerian Document for Palestinian Reconciliation (Arabic: الورقة الجزائرية للمصالحة الفلسطينية) and also referred to as the Algiers Declaration (إعلان الجزائر), was signed by 14 different Palestinian political organizations, including Fatah and Hamas.[1] It was brokered in Algiers as part of the Fatah–Hamas reconciliation process, though it has not been successful in ending the Fatah–Hamas conflict, which began in the aftermath of the 2006 Palestinian legislative election and the subsequent 2007 Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip. Months of talks leading to the deal were conducted in Algeria in preparation for the 2022 Arab League summit.[2]
The agreement included provisions to hold a presidential election and a parliamentary election within a year of signing. However, no new elections were held throughout 2023: Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, who has been in power since 2005, has repeatedly delayed or called off new election efforts, citing the exclusion of potential Palestinian voters in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem, among other factors, though analysts have suggested that his presidency's unpopularity among the Palestinian populace has been the real reason for the years-long delay.[3] As the deadline for the agreement approached, the Hamas-led attack on Israel took place on 7 October 2023, sparking the Israel–Hamas war and rendering the deal ineffectual.[4]
- ^ Heaney, Christopher. "OIC Welcomes Palestinian Factions' Signing of Algeria Declaration of National Reconciliation - Statement (Non-UN Document)". Question of Palestine. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Palestinian factions sign reconcil agreement in Algeria | Palestinian Authority News | Al Jazeera". Al Jazeera. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ At Egypt summit with Fatah, Hamas chief calls to exploit Israeli ‘internal divisions’
- ^ "Netanyahu says IDF will control Gaza after war, rejects notion of international force". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.