 PA Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh's advisor Ahmed Youssef told the Ma'an News Agency on Saturday that Hamas leader-in-exile Khaled Mashaal had no interest in returning to the Gaza Strip, due to the volatile security situation and "continued Israeli attacks," Israel Radio reported.
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Last week, Palestinian sources reported that Hamas would agree to release kidnapped IDF Cpl. Gilad Shalit for a deal that included permission for Hamas leaders in Damascus- including Mashaal - to return to Gaza. |