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{{Infobox treaty
| name = Algerian Document for Palestinian Reconciliation<br />{{nobold|{{lang|ar|{{Script/Arabic|الورقة الجزائرية للمصالحة الفلسطينية}}|rtl=yes}}}}
|name = 2022 Palestinian reconciliation agreement
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| context = Ending the [[Fatah-HamasFatah–Hamas conflict]]
| date_signed = {{Start date and age|2022|10|13|df=yes}}
| location_signed = [[Algiers]], Algeria
| mediators = {{flag|Algeria}}
| parties = <!--Just use the Palestinian flag because a lot of these parties' flags are copyrighted and will be removed by a bot.-->14, including:{{unbulletedlist
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| {{flagdeco|Palestine}}&nbsp;[[Fatah]]
*Hamas
| {{flagdeco|Palestine}}&nbsp;[[Hamas]]
*Fatah
| {{flagdeco|Palestine}}&nbsp;[[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine|PFLP]]
*12 other Palestinian factions
| {{flagdeco|Palestine}}&nbsp;[[Palestinian National Initiative]]
|language = [[Arabic]]
| {{flagdeco|Palestine}}&nbsp;[[Palestinian People's Party]]}}
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The '''2022 Palestinian reconciliation agreement''', officially the '''Algerian document for Palestinian reconciliation''' ([[Arabic]]: الورقة الجزائرية للمصالحة الفلسطينية) and referred to by the '''Algiers declaration''' (Arabic: إعلان الجزائر) in Arab media, is an agreement signed by 14 different Palestinian factions, including [[Fatah]] and [[Hamas]], as part of [[Fatah-Hamas reconciliation process|the reconciliation process]] between the two factions in [[Fatah-Hamas conflict|a conflict]] that started in the aftermath of the [[2006 Palestinian legislative election]]s and included the [[Battle of Gaza (2007)|2007 Hamas takeover of Gaza]]. Months of talks leading to the deal were conducted in [[Algeria]] in preparation for the first [[2022 Arab League summit|Arab League summit]] since the [[COVID pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/13/palestinian-factions-sign-reconciliation-agreement-in-algeria |title=Palestinian factions sign reconcil agreement in Algeria {{!}} Palestinian Authority News {{!}} Al Jazeera |website=[[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]]|date=13 October 2022|accessdate=3 February 2023}}</ref>
 
The '''2022 Palestinian reconciliation agreement''', officially the '''Algerian documentDocument for Palestinian reconciliationReconciliation''' ([[Arabic]]: {{Lang-ar|الورقة الجزائرية للمصالحة الفلسطينية}}) and also referred to byas the '''Algiers declarationDeclaration''' (Arabic: {{Lang|ar|إعلان الجزائر|rtl=yes}}) in Arab media, is an agreementwas signed by 14 different Palestinian factionspolitical organizations, including [[Fatah]] and [[Hamas]],.<ref>{{Cite asweb part|last=Heaney |first=Christopher |title=OIC Welcomes Palestinian Factions’ Signing of [[FatahAlgeria Declaration of National Reconciliation -Hamas Statement (Non-UN Document) |url=https://www.un.org/unispal/document/oic-welcomes-palestinian-factions-signing-of-algeria-declaration-of-national-reconciliation-statement-non-un-document/ process|access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Question of Palestine |language=en-US}}</ref> It was brokered in [[Algiers]] as part of the [[Fatah–Hamas reconciliation process]], betweenthough theit twohas factionsnot been successful in ending the [[Fatah-Hamas conflict|aFatah–Hamas conflict]], thatwhich startedbegan in the aftermath of the [[2006 Palestinian legislative election]]s and included the subsequent [[Battle of Gaza (2007)|2007 Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip]]. Months of talks leading to the deal were conducted in [[Algeria]] in preparation for the first [[2022 Arab League summit|Arab League summit]] since the [[COVID pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/13/palestinian-factions-sign-reconciliation-agreement-in-algeria |title=Palestinian factions sign reconcil agreement in Algeria {{!}} Palestinian Authority News {{!}} Al Jazeera |website=[[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]]|date=13 October 2022|accessdate=3 February 2023}}</ref>
The agreement included provisions to hold [[Next Palestinian presidential election|presidential]] and [[Next Palestinian legislative election|parliamentary elections]] within a year of its signing. However, no new Palestinian elections were held throughout 2023, owing in part to Israeli opposition to allow voting in East Jerusalem.<ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-fatah-meet-in-egypt-in-attempt-to-broker-reconciliation/ At Egypt summit with Fatah, Hamas chief calls to exploit Israeli ‘internal divisions’]</ref> Just as the deadline was nearing the [[Israel–Hamas war]] was started, rendering the deal ineffectual.<ref>{{cite news |title=Netanyahu says IDF will control Gaza after war, rejects notion of international force |work=[[The Times of Israel]] |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-says-idf-will-control-gaza-after-war-rejects-notion-of-international-force/ |url-status=live |access-date=13 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112163219/https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-says-idf-will-control-gaza-after-war-rejects-notion-of-international-force/ |archive-date=12 November 2023}}</ref>
 
The agreement included provisions to hold a [[Next Palestinian presidential election|presidential election]] and a [[Next Palestinian legislative election|parliamentary electionselection]] within a year of its signing. However, no new Palestinian elections were held throughout 2023: Palestinian president [[Mahmoud Abbas]], owingwho has been in partpower tosince Israeli2005, oppositionhas torepeatedly allowdelayed votingor 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.<ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-fatah-meet-in-egypt-in-attempt-to-broker-reconciliation/ At Egypt summit with Fatah, Hamas chief calls to exploit Israeli ‘internal divisions’]</ref> Just asAs the deadline wasfor nearingthe agreement approached, the [[Israel–Hamas2023 warHamas-led attack on Israel|Hamas-led attack on Israel]] wastook startedplace on 7 October 2023, sparking the [[Israel–Hamas war]] and rendering the deal ineffectual.<ref>{{cite news |title=Netanyahu says IDF will control Gaza after war, rejects notion of international force |work=[[The Times of Israel]] |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-says-idf-will-control-gaza-after-war-rejects-notion-of-international-force/ |url-status=live |access-date=13 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112163219/https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-says-idf-will-control-gaza-after-war-rejects-notion-of-international-force/ |archive-date=12 November 2023}}</ref>
 
==Background==
===Fatah and Hamas===
[[Fatah]] and [[Hamas]] are currently the two largest of the Palestinian factions. Founded in 1969, Fatah is the leading member of the [[Palestine Liberation Organization|Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)]], which is an [[umbrella organization]] consisting of several movements.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Just Vision |url=https://justvision.org/glossary/fatah |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=justvision.org |language=en |archive-date=2021-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526033155/https://justvision.org/glossary/fatah |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tahhan |first=Zena Al |title=Hamas vs Fatah: Same goal, different approaches |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/10/12/hamas-and-fatah-how-are-the-two-groups-different |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014160212/https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/10/12/hamas-and-fatah-how-are-the-two-groups-different |url-status=live }}</ref> It takes a moderate stance on the [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict|conflict with Israel]], favoring a [[two-state solution]] where the Palestinian state would be builtestablished on the [[West Bank]] and [[Gaza Strip]], with [[East Jerusalem]] as its capital.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Kaamil |date=2017-03-20 |title=Two-state solution 'only game in town': Fatah leader |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/two-state-solution-only-game-in-town-fatah-leader/775705 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202093150/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/two-state-solution-only-game-in-town-fatah-leader/775705 |archive-date=2021-12-02 |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=Anadolu Agency}}</ref>
 
Hamas, on the other hand, is a [[Sunni Islamism|Sunni Islamist]] movement founded in 1987, that advocates for the destruction of Israel. It is, in whole or in part, designated as a [[terrorist organization]] by several countries, including the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Laub |first1=Zachary |last2=Robinson |first2=Kali |date=August 17, 2021 |title=What Is Hamas? |url=https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/what-hamas |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012162713/https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/what-hamas |archive-date=2022-10-12 |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=Council on Foreign Relations |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1 July 2021 |title=Hamas: The Palestinian militant group that rules Gaza |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-13331522 |access-date=2022-10-16 |archive-date=2018-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124212053/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-13331522 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, in recent years Hamas has accepted a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza as a temporary solution to the conflict.<ref>{{Cite web |last=الهدف |first=بوابة |date=20 July 2019 |title=هنية: لا نعارض دولة على حدود 67 |url=https://hadfnews.ps/post/57466/%D9%87%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%A7-%D9%86%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B6-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%AF-67 |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=بوابة الهدف الإخبارية |language=ar |archive-date=2021-04-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422234518/https://hadfnews.ps/post/57466/%D9%87%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%A7-%D9%86%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B6-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%AF-67 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=أبرز ما جاء في لقاء إسماعيل هنية مع علي الظفيري على شاشة قناة الجزيرة الفضائية |url=https://gazaalan.net/post/147.html |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=gazaalan.net |language=ar}}</ref>