![]() ![]() ![]() 'A moral sin'Īs the group returns to Syria, the senior Hamas source told AFP, it plans to "open a representative office in Damascus soon, as a first step towards the return of normal relations". Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, based in Qatar, last month travelled to Moscow and met Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Those meetings were mediated by Iran and Hezbollah, which have both fought on Assad's side in the civil war, the source said.Īll this reflects Iran's wish to bolster the "axis of resistance" which also includes Palestinian group Islamic Jihad, said Mukhaimer Abu Saada, a political science professor at Gaza's Al-Azhar University.Īs Iran's talks to restore its frayed 2015 nuclear deal with major powers have faltered, it has turned closer to Russia, which is also facing deepening international isolation over its war in Ukraine. The Hamas movement's leader Ismail Haniyeh waves the Palestinian flag at a public rally during a visit to the southern Lebanese city of Saida, on JMAHMOUD ZAYYAT AFP/File ![]()
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