Doha  -  Hamas said on Wednesday it had begun meetings with rival Palestinian faction Fatah in Cairo to discuss the year-long war in the Gaza Strip and efforts towards national unity. “A meeting has just commenced in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, between the delegations of the Hamas movement... and the Fatah movement,” a Hamas statement read, adding that they were discussing “aggression on the Gaza Strip, the political and field developments, and to unify national efforts and ranks”.