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Egypt to Hamas: Take Gaza truce before Netanyahu is voted PM

27/01

According to news sources, even Egypt believes Netanyahu will be the next Prime Minister and that he will not be as easy on the Hamas.

Source: Haaretz

Officials in Egypt are attempting to persuade Hamas to accept Israel's current offer of a cease-fire in Gaza before a far less accommodating government under Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu is elected, the pan-Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat reported Monday.

The newspaper quoted the officials as telling Hamas that polls in Israel show the opposition leader is likely be voted prime minister in February's general election, adding that he would form a coalition with "extremist parties."They reportedly said that Hamas stands to "lose everything" under these circumstances.

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