In a joint statement, the meeting lasted for more than five hours • Issues raised: Organization relations and Palestinian issue • Hamas senior: "There is no long-term calm"

• Hamas political bureau chief, Ismail Haniyeh // Photo Archive: GettyImages

Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh and Islamic Jihad secretary general Ziad Nahala were scheduled for a meeting last Tuesday for more than five hours, according to a joint statement issued at the end of the meeting. Nafaz Azzam, Khaled al-Batash and Muhammad also attended Handy of Islamic Jihad.

According to Palestinian reports, during the meeting, senior officials discussed several issues on the Palestinian issue and relations between the organizations.

حركتا حماس والجهاد في بيان مشترك لهما: عقدت قيادة الحركتين لقاء مهما في العاصمة المصرية القاهرة استمر أكثر من 5 ساعات برئاسة هنية والنخالة وبحث خلال اللقاء عديد القضايا المهمة على الصعيد الوطني وعلى صعيد العلاقة الثنائية الاستراتيجية بين الحركتين. pic.twitter.com/cxufdOicCC

- وكالة صفا (@SafaPs) December 4, 2019

Hamas and Islamic Jihad joint message // From: Twitter

Meanwhile, Hamas political bureau member Khalil al-Haya was quoted in Palestinian media yesterday as saying that long-term calm in the Gaza Strip came from Israel and its media, and the Palestinian Authority. He also denied that Hamas had accepted such a proposal.

Al-Haya stressed in a television interview that "the explosion will come, if Israel does not ease the blockade of the Gaza Strip." He revealed that there were daily contacts between the various parties, including Egypt and the UN envoy to the Middle East Nikolai Mladenov, to monitor the implementation of understandings by Israel.

Yahya Sinwar comes to a demonstration on the Gaza border

Regarding Ismail Haniyeh's trip to Egypt, al-Khaya said: "The Egyptian brothers invited the head of the Political Bureau to visit Cairo at the same time as the invitation of Islamic Jihad Secretary Ziad Nahala. Both will have a significant work schedule on the internal Palestinian issue, and the elections will be a major part of the discussions. "

"Hamas will be everywhere that serves the (Palestinian) issue and the resistance," the senior Hamas continued, "as well as the perpetuation of the Palestinian people wherever it is." According to him, in light of the challenges to the issue, including what is planned in the century deal, and the American tendencies - there is no escape from discussion with the Egyptian brothers. "

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- شبكة فلسطين للحوار (@paldf) December 4, 2019

Hamas and Jihad delegations in Cairo // From: Twitter

"We in Hamas strive for our people to live with dignity in the way of resistance, and deal with those who impose a siege on us - Israel and the Ramallah authority. The resistance protects its people and fights for its life - we will not buy our rights for humiliation," he added.

Al-Haya also sought to silence the stabbing from the Palestinian Authority over the US hospital in the Gaza Strip, stating that "anyone who spoke against any breakthrough in removing the Gaza blockade and who is a partner in the blockade is (better) silent." This is because "Gaza suffers from a shortage of medicines and medical equipment, and the PA does not pay what is due to Gaza, except 40% of medical equipment."

Khalil al-Khaya // Archive photo: Reuters

As for a field hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, al-Khaya claimed that this idea is simpler than people imagine, and those who incited against him are those who do not want the siege removed. "The hospital is under our control and if it promotes services for free and does not harm the national or security interest, we will admit it. If any injury occurs - he is told to leave."

Regarding reports of a floating naval port, the terrorist official said: "We have proposed a naval route in whatever form so that the Palestinian people can connect freely to the world. We cannot accept that we remain detained in Gaza prison. We have proposed some ideas around the naval route, and we want to get out From Gaza and the siege to the world. The right of the Palestinian people in the West Bank and Jerusalem and Gaza to have freedom. "