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| Egyptians host Gaza rivals talks | Egyptians host Gaza rivals talks |
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| Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and his Hamas rivals are due in Cairo to hold separate talks on restoring Egypt's control of its Gaza border. | |
| Mr Abbas will meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, but the delegation from Hamas - which dominates Gaza - will meet only senior officials. | Mr Abbas will meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, but the delegation from Hamas - which dominates Gaza - will meet only senior officials. |
| Palestinian militants breached the wall between Gaza and Egypt a week ago after Israel tightened its blockade on Gaza. | Palestinian militants breached the wall between Gaza and Egypt a week ago after Israel tightened its blockade on Gaza. |
| Egyptian efforts to reseal the border by force have failed. | Egyptian efforts to reseal the border by force have failed. |
| Palestinians are still coming across, but the Egyptian authorities have now stopped the supply of goods to Rafah to stem the influx. | Palestinians are still coming across, but the Egyptian authorities have now stopped the supply of goods to Rafah to stem the influx. |
| Israel tightened its embargo on Gaza after a sharp rise in rocket attacks from the Palestinian territory on its southern towns, leading to acute shortages. | Israel tightened its embargo on Gaza after a sharp rise in rocket attacks from the Palestinian territory on its southern towns, leading to acute shortages. |
| Hamas involvement | Hamas involvement |
| This will be the first time a delegation from Hamas has been received in Cairo since the militant group seized control of Gaza in June ousting the Palestinian Authority of Mr Abbas. | This will be the first time a delegation from Hamas has been received in Cairo since the militant group seized control of Gaza in June ousting the Palestinian Authority of Mr Abbas. |
| GAZA BLOCKADE 17 January: Israel seals border following rise in rocket attacks20 January: Gaza's only power plant shuts down22 January: Israel eases restrictions22 January: Egyptian border guards disperse Palestinian protest against closure23 January: Border wall breached Timeline: Blockade crisisProfile: Gaza StripIsrael torn over Gaza roleGaza's rocket threat to Israel | GAZA BLOCKADE 17 January: Israel seals border following rise in rocket attacks20 January: Gaza's only power plant shuts down22 January: Israel eases restrictions22 January: Egyptian border guards disperse Palestinian protest against closure23 January: Border wall breached Timeline: Blockade crisisProfile: Gaza StripIsrael torn over Gaza roleGaza's rocket threat to Israel |
| Since the takeover, Egypt has kept its border with the territory closed almost continuously to put pressure on the Islamist group, but it has become clear that Hamas needs to be involved if Egypt is to restore its control over its border, says the BBC's Heba Saleh in Cairo. | Since the takeover, Egypt has kept its border with the territory closed almost continuously to put pressure on the Islamist group, but it has become clear that Hamas needs to be involved if Egypt is to restore its control over its border, says the BBC's Heba Saleh in Cairo. |
| The Palestinian president is refusing to talk to Hamas until it has given up control of Gaza. | The Palestinian president is refusing to talk to Hamas until it has given up control of Gaza. |
| Cairo does not recognise Hamas as the legitimate authority in Gaza and it wants the forces of Mr Abbas to operate the Rafah crossing. | Cairo does not recognise Hamas as the legitimate authority in Gaza and it wants the forces of Mr Abbas to operate the Rafah crossing. |
| That is also the Israeli position, but Hamas insists it should share in controlling the crossing, so it is not at all clear that an agreement on the orderly functioning of the border can be reached quickly. | That is also the Israeli position, but Hamas insists it should share in controlling the crossing, so it is not at all clear that an agreement on the orderly functioning of the border can be reached quickly. |