Photo op to mark start of Hamas Fatah coalition talks

1. Fatah lawmaker Azzam al-Ahmed arriving at the house of Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar, where coalition talks are being held 2. Mahmoud Zahar, Hamas leader, greeting officials 3. Hamas and Fatah members greeting each other 4. Wide of meeting 5. Al-Ahmed with Zahar 6. Zahar with officials 7. Al-Ahmed at the meeting 8. Zahar at the meeting 9. More of politicians at the meeting 10. Wide of meeting STORYLINE: Representatives of the rival Hamas and Fatah movements met on Wednesday to discuss the possibility of forming a coalition Palestinian government. The talks took place at the home of Hamas politician Mahmoud Zahar in Gaza City. The Fatah delegation included lawmaker Azzam al-Ahmed and Ahmed Hilles, the Fatah leader in the Gaza Strip. Hamas, which holds a majority in the new Palestinian parliament, has been seeking partners for a broad-based coalition, in part to soften international opposition to the Islamic militant group. Wednesday's meeting was the first between Hamas and Fatah, the long-ruling party that was trounced in last month's election. Officials in Fatah say it is unlikely they will join Hamas in the government. Hamas' Ismail Haniyeh, who was appointed Prime Minister on Tuesday night, now has five weeks to put together a government You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/357a384aa9a5e7120e81f103ccffa54b Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork