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by Khaled Abu Toameh
• August 26, 2015 at 5:00 am
- "What
were your four [Hamas] men doing in Sinai? Haven't you denied in the
past the presence of any Hamas men in Sinai? So where did these men
pop up from?" — Dina Ramez, Egyptian journalist.
- The incident
also proves that Hamas does not hesitate to take advantage of
Cairo's humanitarian gestures to smuggle its men out of the Gaza
Strip. Obviously, the four Hamas men were not on their way to
receive medical treatment. That they are members of Hamas's armed
wing, Ezaddin al-Qassam, speaks for itself.
- The Egyptians
are particularly fed up with reports about Hamas's increased
involvement in their internal affairs and links to terror groups in
Sinai.
- This practice
by Hamas is something that the Egyptian authorities have come to
understand, which is why they are refusing to reopen the Rafah
border crossing between Gaza and Egypt. The question now is whether
the international community will understand Hamas's true intentions
and plans -- namely to prepare for another war against Israel.
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A bus carrying Palestinians drives through the Rafah
crossing, from the Gaza Strip to Egyptian Sinai, on August 23, 2015.
(Image source: Aqsatv video screenshot)
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Egypt's President Abdel Fatah Sisi has once again proven that he and
his country will not tolerate any threats from Hamas or other
Palestinians.
The crisis that erupted between Sisi's regime and Hamas after the
removal from power of Muslim Brotherhood President Mohamed Morsi two
years ago, reached it peak in the past few days with the kidnapping of
four Hamas operatives in Sinai.
The four men were snatched from a bus shortly after crossing from
the Gaza Strip into Egyptian territory on August 19. Reports said that
unidentified gunmen stopped the bus and kidnapped the four Hamas men, who
are wanted by Egypt for their involvement in terrorism.
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