From the Liveblog of
Sunday, February 25, 2018
Egyptian mediators in Gaza press Palestinians to reconcile
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA team of Egyptian officials is in the Gaza Strip to renew efforts to push for reconciliation between the rival Fatah and Hamas factions.
Two Egyptian intelligence officials and a diplomat arrived in Gaza today, along with several government ministers from the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority government in the West Bank.
The Hamas terror group seized control of Gaza from Fatah forces in 2007.
In November, Hamas handed over control of Gaza’s border crossings to the Palestinian Authority. It was the first tangible concession in years of Egyptian-brokered reconciliation talks. But negotiations have bogged down since then.
A delegation of Hamas leaders has been in Egypt since February 9 in what is believed to be a stepped up Egyptian pressure campaign on the group.
— with AP
The Times of Israel Community.