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Hamas in Moscow to mend ties with Syrian regime

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh's visit to Moscow is seen as a potential move to repair relations the Syrian regime.

Palestinian Hamas chief in the Gaza strip Ismail Haniyeh, gives a speech during a memorial service Three Hamas policemen were killed after two suicide bombings, on September 2, 2019 in Gaza City.
 (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, who visited Moscow earlier this month, gives a speech during a memorial service in Gaza City, Gaza, Sept. 2, 2019. — Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said March 4 that his movement supports the sovereignty of the Syrian government over all Syrian territories. At a press conference in Moscow, Haniyeh said the Syrian regime and people have given nothing but great support to Hamas for many years.

Hamas leaders met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Kremlin on March 2. 

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