Sisi’s photos fill Gaza streets as 1st gov't meeting convenes

CAIRO – 3 October 2017: Photographs of President Abdel Fatah al- Sisi and his counterpart Mahmoud Abbas spread in Gaza during the national accord government’s first meeting in Gaza Tuesday, expressing the Palestinians’ gratitude to the Egyptian efforts in reconciling Fatah and Hamas.


Photographs of President Abdel Fatah al- Sisi and his counterpart Mahmoud Abbas spread in Gaza – File Photo

The Palestinian Business Association has raised pictures of President Sisi and his Palestinian counterpart in Gaza on the other side of the Palestinian cabinet’s headquarters, where the national accord government held its meeting for the first time in Gaza.


Photographs of President Abdel Fatah al- Sisi and his counterpart Mahmoud Abbas spread in Gaza – File Photo

Egyptian prominent TV talk show host Amr Adeeb said Monday on ON Live channel that an Egyptian representative would sit at the Palestinian meeting table, which is chaired by Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah.

Chief of Egyptian Intelligence Khaled Fawzy arrived at the Gaza Strip on Tuesday to participate in the Palestinian Authority’s first meeting in three years in the Strip, as part of the reconciliation deal between rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah.

For the past few days, many indicators of Egypt’s success in reconciling Fatah and Hamas have been evident, especially after ending the division between the two.

The latest indicator is that the Palestinian Authority, headed by Rami Hamdallah, announced that it would head to the Gaza Strip on October 2, 2017 to hold its weekly meeting and begin assuming its responsibilities there. It will be accompanied by an Egyptian security delegation, which will oversee the first reconciliation meeting between Fatah and Hamas.