GAZA: Egypt has invited Palestinian leaders to Cairo next week for the signing of a unity agreement that would end a rivalry among ruling factions, Palestinian officials said on Friday. The Egyptian-brokered deal, announced unexpectedly Wednesday, calls for forming a new government acceptable to both Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction and the Gaza Strip Hamas's rulers. The invitation from Egypt, received by factional leaders in the Gaza Strip, said the three-day ceremony will start May 2 and end with the official signing by the Abbas and Khaled Meshaal. There was no immediate comment from Egyptian officials.