Hamas supporters wave flags during a rally in the West Bank city of Hebron, marking the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Islamist militant group, December 14, 2012. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
HEBRON, West Bank (Reuters) - Supporters of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas took to the streets of Hebron on Friday for the first time in five years, in a sign of improving relations with their secular Fatah rivals.
Fatah and Hamas have been at loggerheads since the latter pulled off a surprise win in 2006 parliamentary polls. A brief civil war a year later saw Hamas seize control of the nearby Gaza Strip, leaving Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of Fatah, to consolidate his power base in the West Bank.
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