El Sisi x Abbas: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi held talks with his Palestin ian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas yesterday in New El Alamein, a day after the city hosted reconciliation talks between rival Palestinian factions. The two sides discussed the peace process with Israel, Egypt’s attempts to unify Palestinian groups and recent developments in Israel and the occupied West Bank, according to separate statements from both sides ( here, and here) .

Remember: Talks between rival Palestinian groups, including Fatah and Hamas, ended without an agreement on how to proceed with the reconciliation process on Sunday. Participants agreed to set up a committee to take the process forward.

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