A Hamas delegation will visit Syria later in October, Reuters news agency reported on Thursday, few weeks after the Palestinian resistance group announced it was restoring ties with the Arab country.
A senior Hamas official told Reuters that the visit would take place after a Hamas delegation concludes an Oct. 10 trip to Algeria to discuss reconciliation with the rival Palestinian Fatah movement of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
A second source, a Palestinian official familiar with the issue, confirmed the details of the Syria trip.
A Palestinian source in Syria denied that a visit would take place, while Hamas officials in Gaza declined to comment. There was no immediate comment from the Syrian government, Reuters reported.
Earlier in September, Hamas announced it was restoring ties with Syria, ten years after the Palestinian movement shut its offices in Damascus over disagreements with the Syrian government on the civil war there.
In an official statement condemning the repeated Israeli bombing of various areas in Syria, Hamas said they appreciated “the Syrian leadership and people for supporting the Palestinian people and their just cause”.
Source: Reuters (edited by Al-Manar English Website)
