Hamas representative in Lebanon visits Gaza

Hamas representative in Lebanon Ali Baraka visited the Gaza Strip in recent days for discussions with the party's leaders, an official said Sunday. Baraka met senior Hamas officials over the situation in the Gaza Strip, and visited the training center for the Gaza government's ministry of interior, the official, who asked to remain anonymous, told Ma'an. On Saturday, a delegation of Hamas leaders, headed by Khalil Al-Hayya, arrived in Cairo for talks on their stalled reconciliation deal with rival party Fatah. Senior Hamas official Mahmoud Zahhar said in a press statement on Saturday that the reconciliation talks were just as useless as talks with Israel. "We are fed up with talking about this issue which has become similar to negotiations with Israel. We sit, and we reach agreements, but nothing goes into effect," he said.