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Hamas stands with Hezbollah, says Arab League ignores Israeli terror

After an Arab League summit including delegates from the Palestinian Authority produced a statement denouncing Hezbollah as a terrorist entity, Hamas and other Palestinian groups responded with defiance.

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Arab League foreign ministers attend a meeting in Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 19, 2017. — REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

During their meeting at the Arab League in Cairo Nov. 19, Arab foreign ministers accused Lebanese Hezbollah of supporting terrorism through advanced weapons and ballistic missiles and of controlling Lebanon, since the movement is Iran’s biggest military arm in the region.

The statement shocked Palestinians and on Nov. 20, several Palestinian factions issued condemnations.

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