gaza islamist group hamas begin cede control gaza strip border cross israel egypt u.s.-backed palestinian president mahmoud abbas wednesday agreement broke cairo end decade internal schism move mark concrete implementation oct. 11 reconciliation deal palestinians hope ease economic restrictions gaza enable fruitful negotiations goal set independent state palestinian prime minister rami al-hamdallah say statement take charge cross would help abbas palestinian authority pa fulfill duty improve live condition people israel unite state reservations intra-palestinian pact however give refusals hamas fight three war israel since seize control gaza 2007 force loyal abbas relinquish rocket arm witness say pa employees move erez kerem shalom cross israeli border rafah cross egyptian border hamas counterparts pack equipment depart truck hand cross honesty responsibility without bargain unconditionally hamas leader ismail haniyeh say video address cite security concern israel maintain tight restrictions movement people goods cross gaza strip include almost blanket ban export territory cogat israeli military-run authority supervise erez kerem shalom say meet would hold pa representative define joint work protocols israeli security condition include complete absence hamas member representative near cross egypt past accuse hamas aid islamist insurgency sinai peninsula border gaza keep rafah largely close hamas deny allegations step security along frontier nickolay mladenov u.n. special coordinator middle east peace process say transfer cross landmark development reconciliation process call statement positive momentum maintain pa minister begin gradually assume duties gaza past weeks tuesday take revenue account rafah kerem shalom cross officials say hamas use revenues tax fee collect merchants passengers part gaza budget pay salaries 40,000 50,000 employees hire since 2007. wag pay pa cairo agreement hamas also maintain arm wing analysts say least 25,000 well-equipped fighters remain dominant force gaza enclave two million people palestinian authority begin operate erez kerem shalom cross immediately officials say rafah operation await security arrangements deploy force abbas presidential guard cairo complete innovations side facility hamas cede gaza border cross palestinian authority control