Senior Hamas official visits Egypt to discuss bilateral relations

The deputy head of the Hamas political bureau arrived in Egypt on Wednesday for an official visit, the movement’s spokesman Abdul Latif Qanou has announced. Mousa Abu Marzook is expected to hold several meetings with Egyptian officials to discuss bilateral relations between Hamas and the government in Cairo. Qanou added that the meetings will also discuss the latest developments in Palestine.

The visit by Abu Marzook comes several weeks after a member of the political bureau in the Gaza Strip, Mahmoud Zahar, told reporters that meetings “will be held” between Hamas and Egyptian officials in Cairo. At the time, Zahar said that communication between Hamas and Egypt “has never stopped” and that there is a “common desire” to hold such talks soon.

The last meeting between the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement and Egyptian officials took place in Cairo in April.