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Islamic Jihad Leader Shallah briefs Haneyya on outcome of Cairo visit

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Secretary-general of the Islamic Jihad Movement Dr. Ramadan Shallah has briefed deputy political bureau chairman of Hamas Ismail Haneyya on the outcome of his Cairo visit that concluded on Saturday.

A press release for Haneyya’s office said that Shallah reached Haneyya over the phone on Saturday night and informed him of results of discussions with Egyptian officials, which he described as “positive and fruitful”.

He added that the discussions bore fruit as the Egyptians decided to open the Rafah border terminal with Gaza Strip for two days starting on Monday.

Shallah, according to the release, expected other future results for the visit.

For his part, Haneyya appreciated Shallah’s efforts and hoped that such meetings would continue in future to clear any misunderstanding between the two sides.

Shallah, heading a senior Jihad delegation, had concluded a visit to the Egyptian capital on Saturday. He discussed Palestinian conditions and relations between Egypt and the Gaza Strip during the visit.

Egypt had declared that the Rafah crossing would be open in both directions on Monday and Tuesday after 140 days of closure.

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