Egypt has forced Israel to cancel a mission to assasinate Hamas prime minister, Ismail Haniyeh, the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram reported, citing Palestinian sources. According to the report, Egypt acted swiftly to pressure Israel to back out of the operation, which was planned following the recent multiple terror attacks near Eilat.
Egypt also contacted the Islamic Jihad and convinced it to declare a ceasefire, while negotiating a ceasefire with Hamas and other factions in Gaza, most notably the Popular Resistance Committees. According to the report, the PA also took part in the efforts to convince the terror groups to stop their rocket attacks on Israel, telling the factions in Gaza that it is only a matter of time before Israel carries out the threat on Haniyeh's life. |