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Egyptian intelligence chief meets Abbas in Ramallah

By Aaron Boxerman 18 August 2021, 4:45 pm Edit
Abbas Kamel, the director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate, meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on August 18, 2021. (WAFA)
Abbas Kamel, the director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate, meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on August 18, 2021. (WAFA)

Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, according to official Palestinian media.

Kamel arrived in Israel from Egypt earlier today for meetings with senior Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Defense Minister Benny Gantz.

According to a statement carried by the official PA WAFA news agency, Abbas and the intelligence chief discuss “the developments in the Palestinian territories and ways to strengthen bilateral relations and achieve stability and peace in the region.”

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