[1] It was brokered in Algiers as part of the Fatah–Hamas reconciliation process, though it has not been successful in ending the Fatah–Hamas conflict, which began in the aftermath of the 2006 Palestinian legislative election and the subsequent 2007 Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip.

[5][6] It takes a moderate stance on the conflict with Israel, favouring a two-state solution in which a Palestinian state would be established in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, with East Jerusalem as its capital city.

[8][9] However, in recent years, Hamas has accepted the proposal of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip as a temporary solution to the conflict.

[17][18][19][20][21][22][23] After the last one Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas postponed elections without setting a new date, reportedly due to fear the Israeli government will not allow voting in East Jerusalem.

[25] In July 2022, Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah and President of the Palestinian National Authority, held a public meeting with Haniyeh for the first time in more than five years in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria.

"[34] Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune attended the signing ceremony, hailing the agreement and saying that the Palestinian state "went through setbacks, problems and conspiracies, but today, Alhamdulillah, we witness a historic day.