Palestinian factions meet
2004-11-09 21:45
Gaza City - The 13 main Palestinian factions held an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss arrangements to follow an official announcement that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has died, an Islamic Jihad leader said.
"We are in the process of discussing the steps to be taken when the death of president Arafat is officially announced," said Khaled al-Batch.
"The meeting brings together the 13 members of the high committee for national and Islamic forces, including Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and (Arafat's) Fatah party," he added.
On Saturday, Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei urged Palestinians not to allow themselves to be dragged into internecine warfare in the event of Arafat's death following a meeting with the factions and security services in Gaza City.
- AFP