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Hamas official says ‘3 Arab countries’ conspire against group
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA senior Hamas official says in an interview that “three Arab countries” are persecuting Hamas people and arresting them “in coordination with Israeli security forces,” according to Ynet.
Interviewed by a Turkish news agency, the official did not name the three countries in question and added that the Gaza-based Hamas operates abroad only with host countries’ consent.
The interview comes after the kidnapping of four Hamas commandos in Sinai. Egypt said the four were kidnapped by Islamic State-affiliated terrorists, but The Times of Israel learned that they were apparently arrested by the Egyptian military, after Cairo’s intelligence officials were alerted that they were en route to train in Iran.
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