Palestinian delegations cross Rafah into Cairo

Sources at the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip have said that two official Palestinian delegations entered Egypt on Thursday through the Rafah border crossing.  A leader of Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, Mahmoud al-Zahar, heads one of the two delegations. Zahar's delegation includes the Minister of Youth and Sports in the Hamas government, Dr Mohamed al-Madhoun, and nine other members from the Gaza-based movement. Sources said that Abdul Salam Haniyeh, who is a member of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, heads the other delegation. His delegation includes eight members of the council.