The recent rapprochement between Hamas and Egypt is continuing. In November, a delegation of Hamas leaders headed by the deputy head of its political bureau, Saleh al-Arouri, visited Egypt for talks on developing bilateral relations, ending the siege of Gaza and achieving Palestinian national reconciliation.
On Nov. 16, Ahmed Abdel Khalek, the head of Palestinian affairs in the Egyptian General Intelligence Service, participated in a memorial service for cadres of Hamas killed in Khan Yunis during an escalation with Israel following an undercover Israeli attack in Gaza that month.