Special report: Palestine-Israel Relations

    GAZA, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Representatives of Palestinian factions will head for Cairo next week to hold bilateral meetings with Egyptian officials over resuming the inter-Palestinian dialogue, Palestinian and Egyptian sources said on Tuesday.

    Every faction will hold separate talks with the Egyptian officials "to crystallize a view for ending the internal Palestinian crack and making a national reconciliation," the Palestinian sources said.

    After the two-way meetings end, Egypt will invite the factions to a national dialogue to end the feud between Islamic Hamas movement and president Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement.

    The national dialogue halted last year when Hamas fought pro-Abbas forces and took over control of Gaza Strip. Hamas says the fighting was against those who tried to block its rule that it obtained after winning 2006 parliamentary elections.

    Hamas tightened its grip on Gaza while Abbas consolidated his power in West Bank. The two sides cracked down against their dissidents -- Fatah people in Gaza and Hamas supporters in West Bank.

    Meanwhile, the Palestinian sources said that several prominent Palestinian leaders suggested that the national dialogue be held in Gaza.

    The suggestion was made to Abbas, the sources said, adding that the idea was "to stay away from the regional and international effects."

    But the suggestion did not bypass Egypt, saying that Egypt and the Arab League should sponsor the talks by sending their representatives to Gaza.