With unemployment rising, income dropping to record low levels, and internal tensions escalating, fighting between supporters of Hamas and Fatah began. Attempts to reconcile the parties began in Gaza, before moving to Cairo, Damascus, and finally Mecca under the supervision of Saudi King Abdullah, whose country has been a financial backer of the Palestinians for decades.
当失业上升、收入下降到历史最低点以及内部紧张局势升级之时，哈马斯和法塔赫两派支持者之间的战斗开始了。让双方和解的努力开始于加沙，随后转移到开罗和大马士革，最后到麦迦在沙特国王阿卜杜拉的监督下进行。沙特几十年来一直为巴勒斯坦提供资金支持。