Fatah brings Hamas-Israel truce talks back to square one

After meeting recently with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Egypt has frozen the truce talks between Hamas and Israel and will focus its efforts on reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas.
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Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets with Egyptian intelligence representative Maj. Gen. Amr Hanafi in Ramallah, West Bank, in a still from a video recorded Sept. 1, 2018. - YouTube/الرئيس محمود عباس (President Mahmoud Abbas)
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Egypt has suspended truce talks it had been brokering between Hamas and Israel, apparently as a result of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' strident objection to any negotiations with Israel that don't include him.

The abrupt change in course raises fears that the situation in Gaza may worsen again, leading to further escalation with Israel.

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