The rival Palestinian organizations Hamas and Fatah have agreed to end their longstanding conflict, according to Chinese state media. A total of 14 Palestinian groups, including Hamas and Fatah, have reportedly signed a declaration in Beijing to strengthen Palestinian unity. The aim is to form a unity government, Palestinian media reported on Tuesday. Similar agreements between the two organizations in the past have brought no progress, so the new declaration has been met with great scepticism in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. The Beijing declaration “demonstrates China’s sincere effo…