Representatives of Fatah and Hamas will meet tomorrow in Moscow to discuss forming a unity government. Russia announced that it had invited the leaders of the Palestinian factions - including Islamic Jihad - to talks in Moscow that would last for 3 days.

On January 19, a Hamas delegation headed by the head of the movement’s International Relations Office, Musa Abu Marzouk, held discussions in Moscow. Hamas will not have members in the new technocratic government, but consulting with it shows that efforts are underway to find out whether Palestinian unity between Hamas and Fatah is achievable.