Egypt reportedly backs Hamas not discussing disarmament: Reconciliation talks between Hamas and Fatah continued last week with the head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Directorate Khaled Fawzy mediating between them in Gaza and Ramallah, Ahram Online reports. Fawzy reportedly informed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas that Hamas will not discuss disarmament and will not consider the possibility before a peace agreement is reached with Israel, the Times of Israel reports.

This comes as we hear that Hamas arrested the leader of Daesh in the Gaza Strip alongside three other of the group’s senior members, according to AFP, which says the move marks a shift in Hamas’ stance on terrorist groups in the area — its support for which had once strained ties with Egypt.

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