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Source close to Hamas says no longer accepts Egypt as Israel mediator

Published: 31 Jan 2015 - 07:00 pm | Last Updated: 17 Jan 2022 - 12:48 pm

 

GAZA-- A source close to Hamas' armed wing signalled on Saturday the group would no longer accept Cairo as a broker between it and Israel, after an Egyptian court banned the Islamist group's armed wing and listed it as a terrorist organisation.

"After the court's decision Egypt is no longer a mediator in Palestinian-Israeli matters," the source told Reuters. Cairo has played a key role in brokering ceasefires between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip numerous times.

Reuters