The head of Hamas Bureau in the Gaza Strip Yehyia al-Sinwar received in his office the chief of the Palestinian affairs in the Egyptian intelligence General Ahmed Abdulkhleq.

Al-Sinwar hailed the Egyptian efforts to support the Palestinian people and informed the delegation about the Israeli crimes against the Palestinians, stressing that the resistance is entitled to defend the Palestinian people against any future Israeli aggression.

The Hamas leader reiterated during the meeting that the 12-year Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip must be lifted and the Palestinians have to enjoy their right to freedom and dignity. He also mentioned that the Great Return March would continue unabated without any change in its peaceful nature.

The Egyptian official, in turn, stressed that Egypt would go on with its endeavors to broker a ceasefire with the Israeli occupation and to lift the crippling blockade imposed on Gaza.