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Fatah members accused of planning treachery in Gaza

Egypt has arrested several Fatah members who were allegedly aiming to sabotage recent agreements between Hamas and Israel.
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A Fatah leader Egypt arrested recently for allegedly plotting to blow up the convoys of two delegations visiting the Gaza Strip is suspected of being part of a broader scheme to undermine Egypt's attempts to improve relations between Hamas and Israel.

Fatah leader Zaki al-Sakani was arrested in late March in Cairo and was still in custody as of April 14, according to a post on Sakani’s Facebook page.

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