GAZA CITY: The prime minister of the Hamas government in Gaza denied Israeli allegations that Al-Qaeda operates in the coastal strip and that Palestinian militants had planned to carry out attacks in neighboring Egypt.
Ismail Haniyeh told reporters Wednesday that such allegations are lies meant to prepare the ground for future Israeli attacks on Gaza.
He stated that he already sent a reassuring letter to Egypt’s intelligence chief.
Israel’s military believes that Al-Qaeda operatives have infiltrated Gaza.
Israeli air strikes killed three Gaza insurgents last month who Israel said planned attacks on Egypt’s Sinai peninsula.
