Egyptian media campaign targets Hamas
Egyptian media has renewed its attacks against Hamas following an investigative report by Al Jazeera accusing Egypt of tightening the siege on Gaza.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Many Egyptian media outlets have renewed their attacks against the Palestinian Hamas movement after remaining silent for about a year and a half in light of a state of rapprochement witnessed between Egypt and Hamas during that period.
The Egyptian media attacks came a few days after the Qatari Al Jazeera channel broadcast an investigative report on Sept. 13, which accused Egypt of helping to tighten the noose on Hamas in the Gaza Strip and preventing the supply of weapons by establishing a buffer security zone along the border with Gaza.
The media attacks also coincide with the success of the Qatari mediation behind the truce agreement reached between Hamas and Israel on Aug. 31, while the Egyptian intelligence failed in this regard. Meanwhile, Qatar also vowed to increase and renew the financial grants provided to Gaza for an additional six months and pressure Israel into implementing humanitarian projects in the enclave.
This is in addition to Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas’ political bureau, criticizing on Aug. 21 Egypt’s support for the normalization deals between Gulf countries and Israel.
