Topping what little (or barely any) coverage of Egypt there was in the international press this morning, is the its place in the tug of war between Palestinian factions. Egypt is at the center of a three-way power struggle in Palestine between Hamas, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and exiled Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan, Peter Beaumont writes for The Guardian. Hamas, currently the de facto ruler of the Gaza Strip, is enlisting Dahlan’s help (despite his being a longtime foe of the organization) to warm up to Cairo in hopes of alleviating the pressure of Israel’s blockade on the Strip. While Dahlan is close to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, he is a longtime rival of Abbas, who is also working to maintain a strong relationship with El Sisi.

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