Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Dec. 5

GAZA -- Hamas announced on Thursday its approval of the Egyptian proposal on forming a joint committee with Fatah to run the post-war Gaza Strip.

In a press statement, Hamas said the movement's delegation concluded its meetings in Cairo, where the delegation held an in-depth dialogue with Fatah about forming a joint committee to run the post-war Gaza Strip "in order to implement the nationally agreed upon compre