Egyptian security delegation arrives in Gaza for talks

GAZA CITY, Palestine

An Egyptian security delegation arrived in Gaza City on Monday to hold talks with Palestinian officials.

Delegation members hope to follow up on the implementation of an Egypt-sponsored Palestinian reconciliation agreement signed last month in Cairo, a Palestinian security source told Anadolu Agency on condition of anonymity due to the issue’s sensitivity.

Earlier Monday, Khalil al-Hayya, a leading Hamas member, told reporters that Egyptian officials had agreed last week to dispatch a delegation from Egypt’s General Intelligence Directorate to the blockaded Gaza Strip.

According to al-Hayya, the delegation is tasked with “supervising” implementation of last month’s reconciliation agreement between Hamas -- which has governed the Gaza Strip since 2007 -- and rival Palestinian faction Fatah.

On Oct. 12, Palestine’s two leading political movements signed a landmark reconciliation agreement in Cairo aimed at resolving a decade of bitter political division.

Reporting by Nour Abu Aisha and Hani al-Shaer :Writing by Ali H. M.Abo Rezeg