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January 13, 2020       Share:    

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/01/israel-iran-hamas-egypt-qasem-soleimani-ismail-haniyeh-gaza.html

Hamas Must Choose: Egypt or Iran?

(Al-Monitor) Shlomi Eldar - The Egyptians authorized Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas' political bureau, to leave Gaza via Egypt and travel to Muslim countries for fundraising, on the condition that he not visit Iran. After traveling to a number of countries, including Turkey and Qatar, Haniyeh flew to Tehran to attend the funeral of Gen. Qasem Soleimani. This angered the Egyptians, who responded by raising the price of cooking gas piped from Egypt into Gaza. Haniyeh has become persona non grata in Egypt's eyes. He violated a commitment he made to them, and proved his loyalty to Iran.

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