Hamas chief in Egypt for talks ahead of planned meeting of Palestinian
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[June 08, 2021]
GAZA/CAIRO (Reuters) - Hamas chief
Ismail Haniyeh arrived in Cairo on Tuesday for the first in a series of
talks this week between Egyptian authorities and Palestinian factions
that aims to reinforce a ceasefire with Israel, Palestinian and Egyptian
sources said.
Haniyeh's visit came in response to a special invitation from Cairo, in
advance of a broader meeting of Palestinian factions that could begin as
early as next week, Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem told Reuters.
Egypt has played a major role in the brokering of a ceasefire between
Israel and Hamas, the Islamist group which rules Gaza, after 11 days of
conflict erupted on May 10.
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More than 250 Palestinians were killed in hundreds of Israeli air
strikes on Gaza during that conflict. Rockets fired by Gaza militants
killed 13 people in Israel.
Haniyeh and Egyptian officials will discuss cementing the truce with
Israel as well as reconstruction plans for Gaza, Qassem said. Egypt has
said it will allocate $500 million for the reconstruction.
Egyptian authorities hope to meet members of Hamas' rival Fatah,
including Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the Egyptian sources
said. Fatah controls the West Bank.
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Palestinian group Hamas' top leader, Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a
protest to express solidarity with the Palestinian people amid a
flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence, in Doha, Qatar May 15,
2021. REUTERS/Hussein Sayed
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Egypt has tried in the past to foster cooperation
between Palestinian factions that is seen as crucial to any wider
efforts to promote peace in the region.
A delegation from Fatah led by Jibril Rajoub is expected in Cairo in
the coming days, a Palestinian official said.
(Reporting by Nidal Al Mughrabi and Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, writing by
Nafisa Eltahir; Editing by Gareth Jones)
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