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Hamas seizes Gulf detente opportunity to get close to Saudi Arabia

Hamas praised Saudi Arabia for the Gulf reconciliation, in an attempt to break the deadlock with Riyadh.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Hamas movement sees in the recent Gulf reconciliation an opportunity to break the deadlock with Saudi Arabia.

On Jan. 5, Qatar’s ruler, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani headed to Saudi Arabia to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council summit, where an agreement was reached among Gulf allies to end the boycott imposed on Qatar since 2017.

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