Hamas delegation enters Egypt for talks

A source from the Rafah port has told Arabstoday that a delegation of Hamas representatives entered Egypt through the Rafah border crossing on Saturday afternoon. The Gazan delegation is expected to discuss some key issues with Egyptian officials in Cairo over the next few days. The source added that the six-person delegation was headed by the Hamas government's Interior Minister Fathi Hammad. The entry procedures took place amid heightened security and the visitors then boarded a tourist bus to take them to their accommodation in a Cairo hotel, the source reported.