GAZA, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) - Leaders of rival Fatah movement and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said here Friday afternoon that they had agreed, under an Egyptian diplomats' initiative, to end their armed fighting in the Gaza Strip.

    Despite of the agreement, militants from the Hamas-led interior auxiliary force and President Mahmoud Abbas security forces continued fighting in Gaza Strip.

    "We agreed to renew and activate our cease-fire deal we had reached on Tuesday this week," said Nizar Rayan, a senior leader of Hamas movement, who attended the meeting.

    Leaders from the two movements held on Friday a three-hour meeting in the Egyptian Diplomatic Mission building in Gaza City, and agreed to activate a cease-fire agreement reached on Tuesday sponsored by Egypt.

    According to Tuesday's cease-fire agreement, rival parties to end infighting as immediate as possible, pulling out all militias from the streets, stopping all incitement campaigns in the media and getting back to national dialogue.

    The agreement was sponsored by Prime Minister of Hamas-led government Ismail Haneya, and an envoy sent by President Abbas, as well as Egyptian diplomats and representatives of different political powers.

    Abdel Hakim Awad, a senior Fatah movement's spokesman said that during Friday's meeting, "we agreed to reinforce the cease-fire agreement we had reached three days ago."

    He added that two more hours had been given to the leaders of the two movements in order to be able to tell the fighting groups on the ground about their agreement, and then get back to meet later on Friday evening.