Palestinian unity push angers Israel

By Ruth Pollard
Updated April 25 2014 - 12:13am, first published April 24 2014 - 2:59pm

Cairo: The United States said it was "disappointed" and Israel convened an extraordinary meeting of its security cabinet to consider sanctions after the rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas announced plans for a unity government of the Palestinian Authority, seven years after a violent split created rival governments.