Egyptian officials say weapons are smuggled from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip into Egypt
An Israeli soldier in a deployment area near the Hamas Gaza Strip (Photo: AFP)
Cairo: An Egyptian court today banned the armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas and listed it as a terrorist organization. Hamas is an offshoot of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood which the authorities have also declared a terrorist group and have repressed systematically since the army ousted one of its leaders, Mohammed Morsi, from the presidency in 2013.
"The court ruled to ban the Qassam Brigades and to list it as a terrorist group," said the judge of the special Cairo court which deals with urgent cases.
( Source : reuters )
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