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Hamas delegation including group's chief Haniyeh in Cairo for talks - statement

Senior Hamas officials including political leader Ismail Haniyeh and its former chief Khaled Meshaal arrived in Cairo on Thursday, a statement by the Palestinian Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip said.

The high-level Hamas delegation met with the head of Egypt's General Intelligence Service, Abbas Kamel, and discussed the situation in Gaza, the statement added.