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Egypt Rebukes Hamas Leader over Deaths in Gaza Border Riots
(Israel Hayom) Daniel Siryoti - A senior Egyptian official told Israel Hayom that Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was summoned to Egyptian intelligence service headquarters in Cairo on Monday, where General Intelligence Service head Maj.-Gen. Abbas Kamel leveled scathing criticism at him over Hamas' "riot policy." The official said Egyptian officials were stunned by the high number of casualties and angered by information provided by Israel that proved Hamas was paying civilians, including children, to place themselves in harm's way to allow Hamas operatives to blend into the crowd and try to carry out terrorist attacks. The official said, "Haniyeh was told, in no uncertain terms, that the blood of the dead was on his and [Hamas military leader Yahya] Sinwar's hands." Egyptian intelligence officers "made it clear to him [Haniyeh] that the Hamas leadership will be held responsible for any more deaths in border riots. They told him history won't forgive the Hamas leadership for such senseless deaths....Kamel demanded that Haniyeh order his people to cease the border riot campaign immediately."