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Mubarak’s regime threatens to cut Hamas ties if resistance operations don’t stop

Posted on 26/04/200728/12/2020 By 3arabawy

Egypt has threatened to cut off its relations with Hamas unless the movement halts its rocket attacks on Israel, Palestinian Authority officials said Wednesday.
The officials said Egyptian Intelligence Chief Gen. Omar Suleiman sent a “tough” message to Hamas leaders, warning them against the continued rocket attacks. The message was delivered to PA Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas by Burhan Hammad, a senior Egyptian intelligence officer based in the Gaza Strip, the officials added.
They said that Suleiman also warned that Egypt would not side with the Palestinians if Israel launched a military operation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Mubarak’s security officials to meet with Hamas to stop resistance operations

Posted on 25/04/200728/12/2020 By 3arabawy

This is why the Americans give Mubarak US$1.7 billion a year:

Egyptian security officials in Gaza plan to meet on Wednesday with Hamas’s armed wing and other militant groups to try to head off any further escalation, after a Hamas claimed responsibility for a barrage of rocket fire at Israel.

Mubarak cracks down on Hamas officials

Posted on 23/04/200727/12/2020 By 3arabawy

From the Jerusalem Post:

Egypt has imposed severe restrictions on Hamas officials crossing into the country, sources close to Hamas told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday. Israeli defense officials said the decision to impose the restrictions was part of a general Egyptian “crackdown” on Hamas, which also included increased efforts to prevent weapons smuggling from Sinai into the Gaza Strip.
Many Hamas officials who traveled abroad through the Rafah border crossing over the past few months have complained that they were delayed for several hours on the Egyptian side of the border. The restrictions have created a crisis between Egypt and Hamas, whose leaders accused Cairo of humiliating senior Hamas leaders.