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Egypt warns Hamas against escalation of violence with Israel
 [IsraelTimes] Cairo delegation in Gazoo reportedly tells ruling terror group that provoking another round would be akin to 'playing with fire' and that Israel 'may topple' its leadershipAn Egyptian intelligence delegation currently in the Gazoo Strip told the Paleostinian enclave’s Hamas, the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood, rulers that, should it seek out an escalation of violence with Israel, it would be "playing with fire," Hebrew media reported on Saturday, citing Paleostinian sources. According to the sources, the Egyptian delegation warned Hamas that another round of violence would invite a "hard blow" by Israel against the Paleostinian terror group, "so much so that there is even a possibility [Israel would] topple Hamas," Hadashot TV news reported. "No one from Hamas’s leadership would be immune," the news report quoted the source as saying. It was not clear if the warning was issued by Israel and the message was delivered through Egypt, or if Cairo itself was cautioning Hamas. The delegation has been in Gazoo for over a week, according to the report, for talks on Paleostinian reconciliation. Earlier Saturday, the Walla news site reported that Hamas has rejected requests by the Egyptian delegation to disclose details about the status of IDF soldiers declared killed in action during fighting in the Strip more than three years ago, and whose remains are apparently being held by the terror group. Hamas also refused to provide the Egyptians with information about other missing Israeli persons believed to be in Gazoo, according to the report. The Lebanese al-Akhbar newspaper reported Saturday that Hamas informed Egypt it would not negotiate the matter unless Israel provided a commitment to implement all the clauses of the 2011 Shalit deal, in which the Jewish state released more than 1,000 convicted terrorists. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-03-04 |
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