The Palestinian radical group Hamas has no ties to the officially recognized Palestinian authorities. This was stated by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry at the Munich Security Conference, and his words were quoted by the TV channel. CNN Arabic.
According to his information, Hamas is outside the Palestinian consensus and does not recognize Israel’s position, does not enter into negotiations and does not give up on the escalation of tensions.
Shoukry also questioned how Hamas came to power in the Gaza Strip and the movement’s sources of funding. The head of Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes this has led to a split between Hamas and Palestinian forces advocating a peaceful solution to the conflict.
Shoukri’s published statements highlight the complexity of the political situation in the region.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in November discussed By telephone about the situation in the Gaza Strip.
Previously head of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs statedHe said that Israeli authorities did not take measures to open the Rafah checkpoint.