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Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-said-to-offer-hamas-electricity-in-exchange-for-17-wanted-men/
Egypt Said to Offer Hamas Electricity in Exchange for 17 Wanted Men
(Times of Israel) Dov Lieber - Egypt offered Hamas more freedom at its border and much-needed electricity amid a severe power shortage, in exchange for its agreement to a list of security demands, Asharq al-Awsat reported Tuesday. The list includes a demand that Hamas hand over 17 men wanted by Cairo on terrorism charges, the cessation of weapons smuggling into Sinai, and information on the movement of militants into Gaza via tunnels. Egypt accuses Hamas of aiding Islamic State fighters in Sinai.