Egyptian authorities praised both groups for their “positive attitude" and prioritizing of Palestine's national interest. Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas have agreed to political reconciliation, according to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. “ Fatah and Hamas reached an agreement at dawn today under generous Egyptian sponsorship, " Haniyeh said in a public statement released on the group's website. Azzam al-Ahmad, head of the Palestinian Authority delegation, said that part of the agreement requires that the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will be administered by presidential guards operating under Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas by Nov. 1. " Security measures will be applied and adopted by the Palestinian Authority where the presidential guards will be spread all over the borders, " al-Ahmad said, according to Al-Jazeera. While the full extent of the agreement's details have not been officially reported