2017 Fatah–Hamas Agreement the agreement 3,000 Palestinian Authority police officers are to be placed in the Gaza Strip. The head of the Palestinian Authority delegation Azzam al-Ahmad said that the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza would be operated by the presidential guards of PA President Mahmoud Abbas by 1 November 2017. 2017 Fatah–Hamas Agreement The 2017 Fatah–Hamas Agreement is a reconciliation agreement signed between Fatah and Hamas on 12 October 2017. The agreement was brokered by Egypt, and signed in Cairo. The deal was signed by the leader of the Fatah delegation Azzam al-Ahmad and Hamas deputy politburo chief Salah al-Arouri.
Fatah–Hamas conflict Fatah. When Abbas and Hamas in the struggle for power failed to reach an agreement, Abbas appointed, on 6 April 2006, the Fatah-affiliated Abu Shbak head of the Security Forces, by-passing the Hamas Interior Minister. In response, Hamas formed its own security force. On 25 June 2006, militant groups conducted a cross-border raid into Israel. The Israeli response left Hamas with half its parliamentary bloc and its cabinet ministers in the West Bank in Israeli custody. The semi-constitutional and semi-presidential "Basic Law" gave President and Government a shared political power. Fatah refused to cooperate with Hamas. The powerful Fatah-backed President