Islam Times - Hamas MP calls on members not to participate in Cairo talks

Islam Times - A senior Hamas member of the Palestinian parliament on Wednesday called upon the movement's members not to participate in the next round of indirect ceasefire negotiations with Israel in Cairo.

Hamas MP Yahya Moussa said in a post on his Facebook page, "I call upon the brothers in the Hamas movement not to participate in the Cairo negotiations concerning an airport and a seaport."

Moussa added that PA leaders Mahmoud Abbas, Rami Hamdallah, and Azzam al-Ahmad should "be commissioned” for the job of finishing the negotiations, adding: "They are the authority, the legitimacy, and the government and they hold the decision to peace and the decision to war. It is their job to break the siege."

Israel and a delegation comprised of representatives from all major Palestinian political parties are expected to meet before the end of the month for the second half of negotiations for a long-term ceasefire in Gaza.

The ceasefire talks come after Israel launched a more than 50-day assault on the tiny coastal enclave over summer, killing more than 2,150 and leaving more than 110,000 homeless.