Palestinian factions sign 'Beijing Declaration,' agree to form unity government after talks in China
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Palestinian factions sign 'Beijing Declaration,' agree to form unity government after talks in China

Opposing Palestinian factions agreed to form an interim national unity government during negotiations in China that ended on Tuesday with the signing of the Beijing Declaration, China's foreign ministry said. Previous efforts to reconcile rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have failed to do so. The Beijing Declaration has yet to be tested on the ground. The agreement displays China's growing influence in the Middle East. Last year, it brokered a breakthrough peace deal between...