(AP-New York Times) Hamas permitted more than 2,000 supporters of Mohammed Dahlan to stage a rally in Gaza City on Thursday, signaling a possible power-sharing deal between two former arch foes. Dahlan backers also opened an office in Gaza last month and began disbursing $2 million in aid from the UAE. Dahlan, forced into exile after falling out with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in 2010, is poised to launch a comeback. Hamas seized Gaza in a violent 2007 takeover that included battles with forces loyal to Dahlan. The emerging Dahlan-Hamas agreement was made possible, in part, by the election of Yehiyeh Sinwar as the new Hamas chief in Gaza in March. Dahlan, 55, and Sinwar, 54, have known each other since boyhood.
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