Egyptian Salafist leaders plan visit to Gaza

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Palestinian Jihadist movement in Gaza announce Salafist top figures from Egypt are to visit in show of solidarity and to talk collaboration

The Palestinian Jihadist movement in Gaza announced on Saturday that Egypt's Salafist Al-Watan Party Chairman Emad Abdel-Ghafour and former presidential candidate Hazem Abou Ismail will visit the besieged strip soon.

According to the movement's Commissioner of National Relations Salem Atallah, the visit is to collaborate with their movement and stand "in solidarity with Palestinians under siege."

Attallah detailed that the visit has been planned in coordination with Hamas, Gaza’s ruling government since 2007.

No date has yet been set for the visit, however Atallah says its expected to take place within a few months.

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