Egypt's 'terrorist' labelling of Hamas prompts protests, Protests have broken out in the Gaza Strip against an Egyptian court's decision to declare Hamas a "terrorist" organisation, just weeks after the Palestinian group's armed wing was given the same designation.
A judicial source told AFP news agency that the court issued the verdict on Saturday, a ruling seen as in keeping with a systematic crackdown on Islamist groups by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Palestinians throughout refugee camps and cities in Gaza held demonstrations in protest at the decision.
The verdict resulted from two separate private suits filed by two lawyers against Hamas, the de-facto rulers of Gaza, a 360sq km enclave...Read More
A judicial source told AFP news agency that the court issued the verdict on Saturday, a ruling seen as in keeping with a systematic crackdown on Islamist groups by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Palestinians throughout refugee camps and cities in Gaza held demonstrations in protest at the decision.
The verdict resulted from two separate private suits filed by two lawyers against Hamas, the de-facto rulers of Gaza, a 360sq km enclave...Read More
