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Tuesday, November 10, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Hamas leaders phone Abbas in condolence calls over Erekat’s death
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHamas terror chief Ismail Haniyeh and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas share a rare phone call after senior PLO official Saeb Erekat’s death.
“In every position he occupied, he was a faithful patriot, a righteous son of Palestine and a fighter for its freedom and independence,” Haniyeh says in a statement.
Former Hamas chief Khalid Mashaal also called Abbas earlier this afternoon, according to a statement by the official PA WAFA news agency.
Abbas thanks both Hamas officials for the gestures, according to the statement.
— Aaron Boxerman
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