Egypt intelligence chief to visit Gaza soon
Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel will visit the blockaded Gaza Strip soon, Palestinian group Hamas said Sunday.
“The visit of Major General Kamel… will take place in the near future,” Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem told Anadolu Agency.
According to the spokesman, Kamel had been scheduled to visit the Palestinian territory last weekend, but the visit was postponed.
Qassem said an Egyptian delegation, which visited Gaza on Thursday, confirmed to Hamas leaders that preparations were underway for Kamel’s visit to the enclave.
Israeli forces on Saturday detained the Palestinian intelligence chief in Jerusalem, according to the official Wafa news agency.Colonel Jihad al-Faqih was stopped while driving to his work at an Israeli military checkpoint in al-Judeira village in northwestern Jerusalem, Wafa said.The Palestinian official was taken for interrogation in Jerusalem.Israeli authorities have yet to comment on the report.Egypt delegation meets Israel officials to discuss GazaIsrael spying industry aids repressive regimes: HaaretzIsrael deploys fresh troops, tanks on Gaza’s outskirtsIsraeli army to step up response to Gaza demonstrations
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Israeli naval forces on Saturday detained two Palestinian fishermen off the coast of the blockaded Gaza Strip, according to a local official.The two fishermen were identified as Karim and Mohamed Abu Hassan, who were arrested three miles away from the shore of the northern city of Beit Lahia, the Union of Agricultural Work Committees, an NGO, said in a statement.The Israeli forces confiscated their boat and fishing equipment, the union said.There was no comment from the Israeli Navy on the report.After Israel's devastating 2014 military onslaught on the Hamas-run Gaza Strip (which left more than 2,150 Palestinians dead), Israel began to allow Palestinian fishermen to ply their trade up to six nautical miles off the coast (as opposed to three previously).US to merge Jerusalem consulate in to new embassyUN signs agreements with Israeli security firms: ReportIn May of this year, Israel increased this to nine nautical miles.One month later, however, Israel reduced this again to only three nautical miles in response to the launching of incendiary kites and balloons into Israel by Palestinian activists in Gaza.The kite/balloon attacks came as part of ongoing Palestinian rallies along the Gaza-Israel buffer zone to protest Israel’s 12-year blockade of the coastal enclave.Since the rallies -- which have continued on an almost-daily basis -- began on March 30, more than 200 Palestinians have been martyred by Israeli troops deployed along the other side of the buffer zone.Egypt delegation meets Israel officials to discuss GazaIsrael spying industry aids repressive regimes: HaaretzIsrael deploys fresh troops, tanks on Gaza’s outskirtsIsraeli army to step up response to Gaza demonstrations
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The spokesman said Hamas is keen on the success of Egyptian efforts to cement a cease-fire in Gaza as well as ending the Palestinian rift.
Last week, the Egyptian security delegation met with officials from both Hamas -- which has governed the Gaza Strip since 2007 -- and rival Palestinian faction Fatah.
Israel has repeatedly threatened to launch a military offensive against Gaza if Palestinians do not stop holding weekly mass demonstrations along the Gaza-Israel buffer zone.
Cairo has mediated a Palestinian national reconciliation and a truce between Israel and Gaza-based resistance groups.
Egypt on Saturday praised what it called the "decisive" and "brave" actions taken by Saudi King Salman in the investigation into the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi."Egypt sees that the brave and decisive decisions and actions taken by the Saudi King over this matter align with his majesty's approach that respects the principles of law and applications of effective justice," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.It also offered its condolences to Khashoggi's family and said it was confident the investigation would reveal the truth.'Khashoggi case not only global matter, also a test for Turkish judiciary'
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Members of an Egyptian security delegation have met with senior Israeli officials to discuss the situation in blockaded Gaza, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority (IBA) reported Friday.At a Thursday meeting in Israel, the Egyptian delegation -- which includes deputy intelligence chief Ayman Badie -- held talks with Israeli National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat and senior officials from Israel’s Shabak security agency, according to the IBA.Thursday’s meeting came within the framework of ongoing efforts by Cairo to mediate a truce between Israel and Gaza-based resistance groups.Earlier this week, members of the same delegation met with officials from both Hamas -- which has governed the Gaza Strip since 2007 -- and rival Palestinian faction Fatah.Israel has repeatedly threatened to launch a military offensive against Gaza if Palestinians do not stop holding weekly mass demonstrations along the Gaza-Israel buffer zone.Israel spying industry aids repressive regimes: HaaretzIsrael deploys fresh troops, tanks on Gaza’s outskirts
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