Eyptian officals: Hamas not behind Sinai attacks
High-ranking Egyptian officials said on Saturday that Egypt did not blame Hamas for the latest string of attacks in the Sinai Peninsula, and placed responsibility with extremist groups in the Gaza Strip who infiltrated into the peninsula.
Speaking to Palestinian news agency Ma'an, the officials said that relations between Egypt and Hamas were "good," including relations with Hamas leadership outside of Gaza.
The officials also asked for the Palestinian factions to unite quickly, and for the Palestinian Authority to return to the Strip in order to continue with its actions, despite tensions between Fatah and Hamas after bomb attacks on homes of Fatah members in the Strip that occurred between Thursday and Friday.
