Gaza: Hamas is open to negotiating directly with European countries and has welcomed a recent call by French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner to enter into talks with the Islamist movement. Gaza-based Prime Minister Esmail Haniyeh said, on Sunday, that "he welcomed international calls for direct dialogue with Hamas and resistance factions in the coastal enclave". "Several countries are being contacted to urge them to hold direct dialogue with...
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