Egypt exerts heavy pressure on Hamas leaders to halt attacks, refuses to make demands of Israel

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Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2018/11/13/feature/politics/egypt-exerts-heavy-pressure-on-hamas-leaders-to-halt-attacks-refuses-to-make-demands-of-israel/

 

Egypt exerted heavy pressure on Hamas over the last two days to declare a ceasefire with Israel though it refrained from making similar demands of the Israeli side, according to a high-level Egyptian official with knowledge of the situation.

Renewed violence over the past three days following a botched Israeli raid into Gaza threatened to derail a delicate truce deal Egyptian officials have been brokering for weeks.

 

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