Official: 30 delegates of Palestinian factions meet in Egypt

By SPA,

Cairo, Egypt : A Palestinian official says 30 members of various factions are gathering in Cairo to hold talks with Egyptian mediators over finding a comprehensive truce with Israel and a measure of unity among the divided factions.


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Mohammed al-Baba, a leading member of the Popular Resistance Committees says that the groups will meet Tuesday evening with Egypt’s intelligence chief, Omar Suleiman.

Al-Baba, whose group has close ties with Hamas and other Palestinian factions, says that a prisoner swap involving the exchange of a number of Palestinians for Cpl. Gilad Shalit is also in the agenda.

Hamas have said before that it is ready for a six-month truce, the Associated Press reported.

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