Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri on Tuesday denied any connection between Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and, contrary to recent reports that reconciliation efforts with Egypt have failed, said that Hamas has mended fences with Cairo.

In an interview with the Al-Arabiya network, Abu Zuhri said that Hamas does not intervene in the internal affairs of neighboring countries, that it only operates for the benefit of the “Palestinian homeland” and that its decisions are made by Hamas's political bureau in the interests of the Palestinian people who are "fighting for the return of their occupied land and their legitimate rights."


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