Islamic Jihad delegation heads to Cairo to discuss Palestinian-Israeli tension-Xinhua

Islamic Jihad delegation heads to Cairo to discuss Palestinian-Israeli tension

Source: Xinhua

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2023-02-02 10:22:15

GAZA, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- A delegation of the militant group Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) will head to Egypt on Thursday for dialogue on defusing tensions between Israel and the Palestinians, an official said.

Dawood Shehab, a PIJ leader from Gaza, told reporters Wednesday that the group's secretary-general Ziad Al-Nakhala, at the invitation of Egypt, will lead the delegation to discuss the escalating violence in the West Bank and Jerusalem with Egyptian security intelligence officials.

The meeting came after a series of deadly incidents in the region. On Jan. 26, Israeli forces raided the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied northern West Bank and killed nine Palestinians and wounded 16 others. One day later, a gunman opened fire on people near a synagogue at a Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem, killing at least seven people.

Egypt has been mediating between Israel and the Palestinians and brokered several ceasefire agreements to end hostilities in the region.