Egypt firms up truce positions between Israel, Gaza factions

Cairo brought together leaders of the Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad political bureaus this month to ensure they're all on the same page regarding the truce with Israel.
Islamic Jihad militants attend the funeral of Palestinian Jehad Hararah who was killed at the Israeli-Gaza border fence, in Gaza City March 23, 2019. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem - RC1B410D6340
Islamic Jihad militants attend the funeral of Palestinian Jehad Hararah who was killed at the Israeli-Gaza border fence, Gaza City, Gaza, March 23, 2019. - REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Seeking to unify Gaza Strip factions on their truce with Israel, Egypt hosted leaders of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad earlier this month in Cairo.

The Dec. 3 meeting was chaired by Hamas political bureau head Ismail Haniyeh and his Islamic Jihad counterpart, Secretary-General Ziad al-Nakhalah. The men discussed a number of issues, most notably the Egypt-sponsored truce understandings signed between the Palestinian resistance and Israel in late March.

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