Secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Lebanon Brigadier Sultan Abu al-Aynayn visited Fatah militia commander Mounir Maqdah Sunday, ending 13 years of hostility between the leaders. Maqdah, a leading figure in the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp, split from Fatah in 1994 in protest at the signing of the Oslo Accords but rejoined the movement in spring 1999.Despite the official reconciliation, relations between Maqdah and Abu al-Aynayn have been strained until Abu al-Aynayn made a surprise visit to Ain al-Hilweh to join a popular gathering organized by Fatah and the PLO to denounce western countries' boycott of the new Hamas-led government. In a speech delivered on the occasion, Abu al-Aynayn said that the "Palestinian opposition will protect the government of Hamas and the Palestinian cause." He also expressed Palestinian refugees' rejection of "any form of settlement."