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Abbas, Haniyeh Vow End to Armed Clashes
from the streets after a meeting in Gaza.
Haniyeh said the early Friday meeting was aimed at ending the deadly confrontations between the two groups.
"We have decided to appeal for calm and for the withdrawal of all the armed men from the streets, and to continue the dialogue," Haniyeh told journalists after his meeting with Abbas at the president`s office.
Abbas did not meet the press after the meeting.
Haniyeh said the two leaders also agreed on "an immediate halt to partisan campaigns through the media, and a return to dialogue alone to resolve political differences and to negotiations aimed at forming a government of national unity".
The prime minister added that he had decided to set up a commission of inquiry headed by a judge to look into the recent inter-Palestinian clashes.
On Thursday evening, Haniyeh launched a new appeal for unity.
"I call on all armed men to withdraw from the streets, the blood of Palestinians is a very serious matter," he told journalists, adding "we want national unity and dialogue to resolve our differences".
On December 19, Fatah and Hamas had agreed to a ceasefire after four days of internecine clashes killed 15 people and wounded dozens more in Gaza.
The conflict erupted after Abbas called for early parliamentary and presidential elections which Hamas rejected.