Egypt to increase reconciliation efforts after Eid

A member of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine said Wednesday that Egypt would increase efforts to implement a Palestinian reconciliation deal after Eid al-Adha. Saleh Zeidan told Ma'an that Egyptian mediation efforts would increase after the religious holiday, with the country planning to meet Palestinian factions separately to discuss different means to implement a deal. The DFLP official said that a multilateral meeting could also be held after talks between Hamas and Fatah in order to formulate a unified political program. The reconciliation agreement set out a path for the creation of a transitional government of technocrats and an end to years of bitter animosity, but it has yet to be fully implemented. The deal was reached on May 4 in Cairo and brokered by Egypt. Eid al-adha is due to take place around Nov. 6, and lasts for four days. The holiday commemorates the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son.