GAZA, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- A Hamas official Saturday denied reports that the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), led by President Mahmoud Abbas, will rule the Gaza Strip under an expected reconciliation deal between Hamas and Abbas' Fatah movement.

    The deal, expected to be inked in Cairo later this month, "sees two governments in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip and a higher committee will arrange between the two governments," said Salah al-Bardaweel, a Hamas official.

    Egypt's al-Ahram daily reported Saturday that pro-Abbas forces, who were routed by Hamas in June 2007, would return to Gaza under the agreement and they will help open Rafah crossing point between Egypt and Gaza, since an international protocol says this crossing can not open without these forces.

    "The government of Ismail Haneya (Hamas), which was endorsed by the parliament, will remain in charge of all security affairs," al-Bardaweel told reporters.

    Egypt has hosted several rounds of talks between Palestinian factions over the past months in a bid to end the national rift and the political split between Gaza and the West Bank.

    According to al-Bardaweel, the reconciliation agreement "is on the right way."

    According to al-Ahram report, elections will be held in the Palestinian by the end of next year to boost the reconciliation. Arab states will oversee the elections.