What are real motives for PA government visit to Egypt?

The visit of the Palestinian Ramallah government to Egypt on Oct. 7 raised questions about its motives, as Gazan political and economic analysts are not so convinced that its main focus is facilitating the lives of Gazans.
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh gestures as he arrives for a cabinet meeting of the new Palestinian government, in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman - RC17C1961100
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh gestures as he arrives for a Cabinet meeting of the new Palestinian government, in Ramallah, West Bank, April 15, 2019. - REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The visit of the Palestinian Ramallah-based government to Egypt on Oct. 7 raised questions about its motives.

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced Oct. 9 during a meeting at the Palestinian Embassy in Cairo with the members of the board of directors of Palestinan institutions operating in Egypt that the visit focused on exploring the possibilities of facilitating the lives of the population in the Gaza Strip and providing their basic needs in terms of health care, electricity and mobility.

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