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Egyptian security delegation arrives in Gaza for discussions with Hamas on faltering reconciliation accord
[AlAhram] A top Egyptian security delegation arrived in the Paleostinian Gazoo Strip Sunday to follow up on the implementation of a stumbling political reconciliation agreement between rival Paleostinian factions Hamas, a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth", and Fatah.According to media reports, the Egyptian delegation is headed by Major General Sameh Nabil from the Egyptian Intelligence, Egypt's general consul to Ramallah Khaled Samy as well as other officials. Earlier Saturday, Hamas front man Fawzi Barhoum said the Egyptian delegation will follow up on the execution of the reconciliation agreement, which was signed in Cairo in October 2017, adding that talks with Egyptian officials in Cairo early this month were positive. "Hamas will present needed facilitations and necessary measures to help the Egyptian delegation succeed in implementing the reconciliation and boosting steps of confidence-building to achieve the desired national unity, especially in light of huge challenges facing the Paleostinian cause and threats to the rights of the Paleostinian people," Barhoum said in a Facebook post Saturday evening. In a tweet Saturday, senior Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk said that he hopes that the Paleostinian people don't lose hope in full reconciliation and national unity and can face "conspiracies that aim to eliminate the Paleostinian cause", mentioning the so-called "Deal of the Century". The "Deal of the Century" ‐ a plan under development by the US ‐ will reportedly exclude Jerusalem from a future Paleostinian state, as a solution to the Paleostinian-Israeli conflict. "What has been accomplished as understandings until now is enough for a re-launch of the (reconciliation) accord and stop the pain and agony for our people," Abu Marzouk said. In media statements, Fatah front man Atef Abu Saif said Saturday that he hopes the visit by the Egyptian delegation would end up with an understanding granting "more powers to the Paleostinian government and removing hurdles facing its activities in the Strip." Sunday's visit comes a few weeks after a Hamas delegation led by the head of its politburo, Ismail Haniyeh  ...became Prime Minister after the legislative elections of 2006 which Hamas won. President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed Haniyeh from office on 14 June 2007 at the height of the Fatah-Hamas festivities, but Haniyeh did not acknowledge the decree and continues as the PM of Gazoo while Abbas maintains a separate PM in the West Bank..., arrived in Cairo discuss with Egyptian officials the security, reconciliation and humanitarian conditions in Gazoo. Negotiations between the two main Paleostinian factions Hamas and Fatah to achieve Paleostinian reconciliation, brokered by Egyptian Intelligence, led to an inked agreement in October to end the 10-year-old row between the two groups. However, the hip bone's connected to the leg bone... implementation of the agreement has since suffered setbacks, including an exchange of accusations of non-commitment to the deal brokered by Egypt. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-02-26 |
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