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Have Egypt-Hamas relations reached point of no return?

Already-tenuous relations between Egypt and Hamas recently worsened with the release of a photo showing two of Hamas’ men who were abducted in Sinai a year ago in an Egyptian cell.
Members of Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas ride a pickup truck as they are deployed to maintain security on the border of southern Gaza Strip with Egypt, April 21, 2016. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa   - RTX2AZGA

Hamas-Egypt relations are hanging by a thread amid the instability and tension between them, which some fear could result in a complete severing of ties.

The latest flare ignited Aug. 22 when Al Jazeera broadcast a photo of Hamas members who had been abducted a year ago by unknown armed men in the Sinai Peninsula after passing through the Rafah crossing.

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