Deputy Chairman of Hamas political bureau Ismail Haniya received Tuesday a high-ranking delegation representing the Islamic Jihad movement.

The delegates discussed several issues related to the situation in Gaza, including the closed Rafah border and measures to solve the power crisis.

The two movements reiterated their support of the Jerusalem intifada, and called for backing the intifada and confronting any attempt to stop the ongoing uprising.

Hamas and al-Jihad condemned the quelling on Friday of a protest near the Israeli settlement of Beit El near Ramallah by the Palestinian security forces, confirming their rejection of the security coordination between the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli occupation.

The movements also condemned the killing of the 28-year-old Palestinian Ishak Khalil Hassan by the Egyptian forces few days ago when he crossed the Egyptian borders by few meters.