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Report: Haniyeh denies sent message to Netanyahu

Tuesday, February 18, 2014 4:06

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Report: Haniyeh sent message to Netanyahu
Published today (updated) 18/02/2014 10:51

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=3D674402

BETHLEHEM (Ma=92an) — The prime minister of the Hamas-run government in Ga=
za =

sent a secret message to his Israeli counterpart asking to avoid military =

action in response to rocket fire, Israeli media reported Tuesday.

Ismail Haniyeh’s office denied the report by the Hebrew-language news site =

Walla.

According to Walla, Haniyeh sent his message to Netanyahu two weeks ago via =

Israeli mediator Gershon Baskin who had previously organized a secret back =

channel between Israel and Hamas that resulted in a prisoner exchange for a =

captured soldier.

The message, according to Walla, read that Hamas was not seeking =

confrontation with Israel.

It said Haniyeh=92s adviser, Ghazi Hamad, talked to Baskin via telephone fr=
om =

inside the prime minister’s office and with his knowledge. Baskin then =

delivered the message to the director of Netanyahu=92s office, Gil Shapir, =
in =

writing, it said.

The report claims that a few days later, Hamas redeployed its forces along =

the border with Israel after those forces were withdrawn following military =

attacks on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.

Israel then explained that move amounted to a green light by Hamas to other =

factions in the Gaza Strip to fire missiles at Israeli towns facing the Gaz=
a =

Strip.

Netanyahu’s office declined to comment on the report, Walla said.

However, the report noted that there had been indirect communications =

between Israel and Hamas, not only through Baskin, but also through the =

Egyptian intelligence.

Baskin did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
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