According to the news item, the unity deal was proposed back in______. [original

Fatah in power in the West Bank and Hamas who govern in Gaza have been at loggerheads, sometimes violently, for almost five years.
    Mahmoud Abbas and Khaled Meshaal met for the first time in six months to try and reignite(5)a unity deal that never got off the ground when it was proposed back in May.
    There was a lot of positive talk. President Abbas said there were no longer any differences between the two sides. Mr. Meshaal said a new page in partnership had been turned.
    But many will perceive these talks as having ended in failure. The substance Palestinians will have been looking for was not there.