According to the Jerusalem Post, Egyptian officials have released senior Hamas terrorist Nahro Massoud, who is wanted by both Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Massoud fled to Egypt over a year ago and was subsequently arrested at the request of the PA.
Massoud was listed as one of the hundreds of terrorists demanded by Hamas in exchange for kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. It is not clear if Massoud’s release was somehow related to ongoing talks regarding Shalit.
PA officials expressed anger over the release, saying that Egyptian officials had changed their policy towards Hamas. While Egypt initially cut ties with Gaza after the Hamas takeover in June, moving its representatives to Ramallah and closing border crossings, Egyptian officials recently decided to allow dozens of Hamas terrorists to reenter Gaza in a nighttime operation concealed from the PA and international observers.