Hamas leader, Palestinian officials in Egypt for Gaza cease-fire talks
Hamas and Fatah are meeting with Egyptian officials in an effort to bolster the truce that ended the 11-day conflict with Israel.
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh traveled to Cairo on Tuesday for Palestinian talks aimed at shoring up a fragile-cease-fire with Israel.
Hamas’ rivals in the West Bank, Fatah, were also in attendance with a high-level delegation led by Fatah figure Jibril Rajoub. The Palestinian factions met separately with Egyptian officials, and it wasn’t clear if they planned on meeting with each other.
Reuters quoted Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem as saying that Cairo is due to hold a broader meeting of Palestinian factions as soon as next week.
Egypt's intelligence chief Abbas Kamel, who visited the West Bank and Gaza last month, was among the Egyptian officials participating in the talks on Tuesday. Kamel visited Ramallah first in what an Egyptian source told Haaretz is a sign that Cairo views President Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority as the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people.
