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Hamas Rejects Egypt's Ceasefire Terms ahead of March of Return Anniversary
(Mada Masr-Egypt) Ahmad Shehada and Thaier Oun - After an Egyptian delegation led by General Intelligence Services officer Ahmad Abdul Khaliq held talks with Hamas senior leader Yahia al-Sinwar and other factions in Gaza on Wednesday and Thursday, the Egyptian delegation delivered the Palestinian factions' rejection of a ceasefire to Israeli authorities. For Hamas, the anniversary of the March of Return demonstrations serves as a chance to "repair" the damage done to its popular base after it launched a widespread detention campaign marked by excessive use of violence against protesters who turned out to demonstrate against the economic situation in Gaza. The escalation between Hamas and Israel this week has put a temporary halt to the anti-Hamas protests, according to a source close to the protesters, but there is an intent to revive them once tensions have calmed.