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Significance
The fact that the meeting was held in Egypt, rather than the usual meeting place of Qatar, signals a shift in Hamas-Cairo relations.
Impacts
In the short term, any expanded cooperation could see a conflagration in the Sinai as insurgents fear encirclement.
In the medium term, genuine Egyptian-Hamas rapprochement should go some way towards containing the insurgency.
A stable Sinai could help Egypt’s foundering tourism sector.
An open Rafah border crossing could see reconstruction start in earnest in Gaza and head off a looming humanitarian crisis.
Keywords:
Egypt,
Palestinians,
ME/NAF,
Iran,
Qatar,
United Arab Emirates,
international relations,
politics,
foreign policy,
rebellion,
human rights
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