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A delegation of senior Egyptian intelligence officials visited Thursday in the Gaza Strip for additional meetings with Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh.
The delegation visited Wednesday in the Gaza Strip for talks as part of the final efforts to avert escalation in the region after months of clashes between Gazans and Israeli forces along the Gaza Strip. the border.
The delegation was headed by Major-General Ahmed Abdel Khalek – the intelligence officer in charge of the Palestinian portfolio – and the director-general of the Egyptian Directorate General of Egyptian Intelligence, Ayman Badie.
The delegation returned that evening to Egypt, without reaching an agreement on the border demonstrations, which began in March under the name of "The march back".
Following the departure of the delegation, it was reported that the Director of General Intelligence, Abbas Kamel, who was due to visit the Gaza Strip and Ramallah on Thursday, canceled his visit.
On Thursday afternoon, the delegation returned to Gaza to continue its discussions with Hamas leaders. No details were given on the content of the meeting, but a Hamas official said the talks were aimed at easing tension, fearing that border demonstrations and activities near the fence would cause a hard time. reaction from Israel.
It is not clear whether the Egyptian delegation has transmitted messages from Israel to Hamas. A senior Hamas figure in Gaza, Khalil al-Hayya, who met with members of the delegation, said that Kamel's visit was still on the agenda and had been postponed for technical reasons due to the visit of Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al Sissi to Russia.
The committee organizing the Gaza border protests called on the public to mass en masse at the closing on Friday. This could put Hamas's power to the test if it tries to reduce the scope of activities.
Also on Thursday, military branches of Hamas and Islamic Jihad released video clips threatening Israel that their battalions are ready for any scenario and that Israel should not commit any error in its assessments of the Gaza Strip and its capabilities.
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