The newspaper said on its website that de facto Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held "candid and positive" talks on Saturday about unifying Palestinian factions with Hamas delegation in Ramallah for the first time in over a year.
It noted that the Ramallah's meeting between Abbas and the Hamas delegation discussed ways of ending the dispute between Hamas and Fatah factions, following Abbas' recent offer to visit the Gaza Strip for talks with Hamas leaders on achieving Palestinian unity.
Abbas' offer to visit the Gaza Strip led to a further division among Hamas leaders of which some have welcomed it, while others have announced that Abbas was unwelcome in the Gaza Strip, the newspaper added.
Abbas briefed the Hamas officials on his initiative, saying it was aimed at discussing the formation of a new government that consists of independent figures to prepare for presidential and legislative elections, and rebuild the Gaza Strip.
"We must deal with the changes in the region and confront together the challenges facing the Palestinians, first and foremost the continued Israeli aggression and threats to launch a fresh attack on the Gaza Strip," Abbas was quoted as saying.
He told Hamas officials that it was important to abide by a cease-fire in order not to give Israel an excuse to pursue its threats and to tackle the difficult internal situation facing the Palestinian cause, especially with regards to the September deadline, when the Palestinians are scheduled to seek UN recognition of a Palestinian state.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu asked the PA, few days ago, to choose between either peace with Hamas, and peace with Israel.
He accused the PA, in a press statement, of "talking about peace with Israel however, at the same time, it continues its instigation from within its factions," adding that "the Palestinians are not ready for peace with Israel."
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