Egypt has discovered Israeli plots to target Hamas leaders in Cairo and has warned Israel that any attack will be responded to with force, senior Egyptian officials told Middle East Eye.
“Intelligence reports suggest that Israel has been plotting to assassinate Hamas leaders in Cairo for some time, as Egypt had already foiled an earlier attempt during ceasefire negotiations in the city over the past two years,” a high-level security source told MEE.
“Any attempt on the lives of Hamas leaders on Egyptian soil would be considered by Egypt as a violation of its sovereignty and, accordingly, a declaration of war by Israel, which we would not hesitate to retaliate against,” the security source said
Although it has not been officially declared that Hamas' leading figures have lived in Egypt, the security source told MEE, in exclusive statements, that several have resided in the country for years, even before the current Gaza war. Their identities, numbers and exact locations remain undisclosed for security reasons.
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“Intelligence reports suggest that Israel has been plotting to assassinate Hamas leaders in Cairo for some time, as Egypt had already foiled an earlier attempt during ceasefire negotiations in the city over the past two years,” a high-level security source told MEE.
“Any attempt on the lives of Hamas leaders on Egyptian soil would be considered by Egypt as a violation of its sovereignty and, accordingly, a declaration of war by Israel, which we would not hesitate to retaliate against,” the security source said
Although it has not been officially declared that Hamas' leading figures have lived in Egypt, the security source told MEE, in exclusive statements, that several have resided in the country for years, even before the current Gaza war. Their identities, numbers and exact locations remain undisclosed for security reasons.
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