Hamas urges Palestinian president to end ‘political arrests’

CAIRO: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Sunday called on Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to end “security collaboration” with Israel and “political arrests”, according to participants at a meeting of Palestinian factions in Egypt.

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Haniyeh, whose Islamist movement has controlled the blockaded Gaza Strip since 2007, made the remarks during the talks in the Egyptian coastal city of El Alamein, several representatives in attendance told AFP.