Hamas Hits Back At 'Preposterous' Egypt Claims
Egyptian claims that Mohammed Morsi conspired with Hamas have been dismissed by the Islamist group as part of a "cheap campaign."
On Friday, July 26, Egyptian authorities announced the arrest of ousted President Mohammed Morsi over an array of accusations, the most significant of which, according to the investigating judge, is Morsi’s conspiring with Hamas to carry out aggressive acts in the country, including attacks against police stations and soldiers.
It appears Hamas — the Islamist movement that has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007 — has recently decided to break its silence and respond to accusations leveled against it by Egyptian authorities.
In a written statement July 27, the deputy head of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) in Gaza, Ahmed Bahar, strongly denounced the Egyptian authorities’ accusations that Morsi conspired with Hamas, describing them as preposterous and farcical.
The recent accusations, Bahar added, set a dangerous precedent for the next stage in Egyptian politics as several political and intelligence actors both in and outside Egypt are conducting a vicious conspiracy against the people of Gaza, aimed at bringing down the resistance and the Islamist project in the region.
