Hamas and Fatah sign agreement in Beijing

Senior representatives of more than a dozen Palestinian factions, including Hamas and Fatah, signed a unity agreement in Beijing on Tuesday to form a government together.

There is a long-standing rivalry between Hamas, which has been in power in Gaza since 2007, and Fatah, the main force in the U.S.-backed Palestinian Authority that governs parts of the occupied West Bank. Multiple previous attempts at reconciliation have failed.