Egypt is waiting for Hamas’ reply to Abbas’ demands

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) meets his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in Cario, Egypt on 29 April 2017 [Egyptian Presidency/Anadolu Agency]

Egypt is waiting for Hamas to reply to five demands posed by Fatah President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of any plan for reconciliation, Al-Wattan Voice reported.

Abbas handed his demands to the Egyptians during his meeting with President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in the resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh last week.

The Palestinian president agreed to take on the responsibility for the Palestinian police in Gaza, collect taxes, control the judicial institutions, ministries and border crossings as a first stage.

The second stage, the report said, includes the formation of a national unity government within three months. Next he’d hold general elections.

Abbas promised that he would not impose new punitive measures on Gaza before getting Hamas’ reply to his demands.

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