According to the Mecca agreement signed last February, Hamas would give up important ministries such as finance, interior, and foreign affairs, while Abbas would ensure the end of the economic siege. Four months later, however, the siege has not been lifted, and the Hamas ministers (such as former Foreign Minister Mahmoud Zahhar and Interior Minster Said Siyam) who were forced out now feel betrayed and are demanding their jobs back.
一份在沙特斡旋下产生的妥协权力共享协议起初似乎是解决之道。根据去年二月在麦加签署的这份协议，哈马斯将交出财政、内政、外交等重要部门，而阿巴斯则会确保经济围困的终止。然而，四个月以后，围困仍未解除，被迫下台的哈马斯的部长们（如前外交部长Mahmoud Zahhar和内政部长Said Siyam）深感受骗，正要求官复原职。