Senior Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo for discussions

Palestinian Fatah movement leader Azzam Al-Ahmad (6th L) and Deputy Chairman of the Movement’s Political Bureau Saleh Al-Arouri (7th L) pose for a photo with head of Egyptian Intelligence Service Khaled Fawzy (8th R) after signing the reconciliation agreement in Cairo, Egypt on 12 October 2017 [Ahmed Gamil/Anadolu Agency]

Hamas announced on Tuesday that a senior delegation has arrived in Cairo for discussions with Egyptian officials. The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement issued a statement in which it named the members of the delegation as Saleh Al-Arouri, Khalil Al-Hayya, Mousa Abu Marzouk and Husam Badran.

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Mutual relations with Egypt are on the agenda, along with the latest developments linked to the Palestinian issue. The lifting of the siege on the Gaza Strip is one of the items to be discussed.

Meanwhile, media reports on Wednesday said that Hamas has rejected an Israeli proposal through Egypt to stop the Great March of Return demonstrations in return for lifting the siege and starting talks about a prisoner swap deal. The demonstrations are an expression of the Palestinians’ legitimate right to return to the land and homes from which they were driven by Zionist militias in 1948 and the Israel Defence Forces in 1967.

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