In Cairo meeting, Hamas and Islamic Jihad stress need to start Gaza recovery steps
Hamas and Islamic Jihad leaders met in Cairo, pledging closer cooperation and unified stances to defend Palestinians and restore their legitimate rights.
According to a joint statement on Saturday, a high-level Hamas delegation led by Zaher Jabarin, head of the Movement in the occupied West Bank, met with Islamic Jihad secretary‑general Ziyad an‑Nakhala in Cairo.
Both sides affirmed their commitment to strengthening joint action, maintaining unified national positions, and making all efforts to protect the Palestinian people and their legitimate rights.
The leaders stressed the need to compel the Israeli occupation to halt all forms of aggression, withdraw its forces completely from the Gaza Strip, begin early recovery steps, and provide citizens with their needs.
They called for swiftly allowing the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza to enter Gaza and enabling it to immediately assume its responsibilities towards the population.
They also addressed the escalating situation in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, focusing on Israeli Judaization practices and growing abuses against prisoners.