Hamas leader Haniyeh spoke with head of Islamic Jihad shortly before Be'er Sheva rocket fire
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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Islamic Jihad leader Ziad Nahalka spoke on the phone shortly before rockets were fired at the southern city of Be’er Sheva in a pre-dawn attack on Saturday.
Sources said Haniyeh, who initiated the call, expressed his condolences over the assassination of Islamic Jihad military leader Baha Abu al-Ata (which sparked the latest cross-border flare-up).
Hamas emphasized the two factions agreed to strengthen the security coordination between them, despite Gaza’s rulers not taking part in the latest escalation fought largely between Israel and Islamic Jihad.
