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Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/07/shadow-war-egypt-iran-battle-influence-gaza.html
Iran and Egypt Battle for Influence in Gaza
(Al-Monitor) Iran and Egypt are waging an increasingly bitter fight for influence in Gaza, offering radically different paths forward. Iran is deepening ties with Hamas, teasing the possibility of a second military front with Israel to complement the threat already posed by Iranian allies Hizbullah and Syria in the north. But getting closer to Iran brings lots of risk. Neighboring Egypt is offering an alternative and more pragmatic path. Cairo has led a diplomatic campaign to reconcile Hamas in Gaza with the Palestinian Authority, which oversees the West Bank.