Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas chief Khaled Meshal said in a joint announcement on Monday that Abbas will head a Fatah-Hamas unity caretaker cabinet, in a move that could pave reconciliation between the rival factions. Meshal said that Palestinians wanted to accomplish unity and move forward in order to resist the enemy and achieve their common goal. Abbas, promised that this effort would be implemented in the shortest time possible. A Palestinian source indicated that both parties were considering the option of naming Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh as Abbas' deputies.