A delegation of senior Hamas officials is visiting Saudi Arabia for the first time since 2015. It also comes as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas makes his own trip to the country.
Abbas and Haniyeh in 2007 signed an agreement in Mecca to form a unity government, but the deal broke down several months later when Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip. The Saudis blame Hamas for the failure of the agreement.The two visits are part of a broader diplomatic push by MBS to normalize Saudi relations with key players in the region.
Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan on Tuesday visited Damascus and met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. It was the first such visit in more than a decade. The Saudis are hoping to bring Syria back into the Arab League during the Arab summit next month, but several Arab countries still oppose it.
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