Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party and the Islamic Hamas movement on Saturday traded new accusations on obstructing the formation of a transitional unity government agreed to be formed in Doha two weeks ago.

Azzam el-Ahmed, chief of the Fatah delegation to the dialogue with Hamas, announced Saturday that Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal submitted an official request to President Abbas to postpone the formation of the unity government for at least another two weeks due to internal Hamas disputes.

"President Abbas had asked Hamas leaders in a meeting held in Cairo early on Friday, which was attended by Hamas premier Ismail Haneya, to let the Central Palestinian Election Commission to start its work in the Gaza Strip," el-Ahmad told Voice of Palestine Radio.

He revealed that during the meeting, Hamas leaders debated on resolving all outstanding issues in one package once and forever, adding that "their request was illogic, and instead of debating details, we should first end the internal division immediately."

The Fatah official said he was convinced that there are leaders in Hamas, mainly in the Gaza Strip, who are not at all interested in ending the internal division (between Gaza and the West Bank) because they have financial and political interests there."

Meanwhile, Salah al-Bardaweel, a senior Hamas leader, blamed Fatah party in a statement sent to Xinhua for not going ahead in implementing the reconciliation agreements and forming the national unity government, adding "Fatah and the Palestinian authority are blocking reconciliation."

"Because Fatah and the Palestinian authority are dependent to the Zionist and American conditions and they always hold Hamas movement, which made every possible effort to sign the reconciliation, responsible for obstructing the implementation of the agreements," said al-Bardaweel.

Asked if there are internal disputes in Hamas concerning Doha declaration, al-Bardaweel said that there is a consensus in Hamas movement to accept and implement Doha declaration of reconciliation, and accept the part related to assigning Abbas to form the transitional unity government.

"I don't think that after Hamas agreed to all the points in Doha declaration, mainly the part related to nominating Abu Mazen (Abbas) as the prime minister of the new government, Fatah would have any other excuse not to implement the agreement," said al- Bardaweel.

The disputes between the two Palestinian political groups had mounted, mainly on the issue of forming the new government, while al-Bardaweel kept accusing Fatah Party of wanting to finalize all measures and see everything implemented without offering any concession.

A well-informed Palestinian source had earlier confirmed to Xinhua on condition of anonymity that the consultations on forming the new unity government headed by Abbas were postponed upon Hamas ' request during a meeting held between Fatah and Hamas in Cairo on Friday.

"During the meeting, Hamas asked to name the deputy premier of the transitional unity government and nominate 51 percent of the ministers in the new government, and that the new government has to be taken to a vote of confidence in the inoperative parliament, " said the source.

However, el-Ahmed denied what the source said, adding that " these conditions were not at all officially presented to our side during the meeting held in Cairo chaired by President Abbas. These reports and leaks are totally untrue and aim at undermining reconciliation."

Nabil Abu Rdineh, a spokesman for Abbas, on Thursday accused Hamas movement of obstructing Palestinian national reconciliation. His remarks followed reports that Hamas drew up some conditions to accept the agreement signed by Abbas and Mashaal in Doha, Qatar, earlier this month.

In accordance to the Doha declaration, Abbas was tasked with forming an interim government to prepare for elections in the West Bank and Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.

However, Hamas' Gaza-based leaders opposed to Abbas-Mashaal deal, saying that Mashaal, the head of the Islamic movement's political bureau, signed the deal with Abbas before discussing it with the politburo members.