Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was scheduled to meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in Cairo on Sunday, Palestine’s ambassador to Egypt Gamal El Shobky announced yesterday, Ahram Gate reports. Unnamed Palestinian sources in Ramallah are alleging though that Abbas’ trip was canceled after El Sisi told the Palestinian president “he would not discuss pertinent issues including the Gaza Strip, Hamas, or Abbas’ political foe Mohammed Dahlan,” according to i24News. If true, this good signal a shift in Egyptian-Palestinian ties.

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