Palestinian Islamic militant group Hamas has received an official invitation for talks in Russia, a leader of the faction said in the Gaza Strip on Thursday. Khalil Abu Laila said the invitation was sent to Hamas politburo chief Khaled Meshaal, who lives in exile, and that a date for the visit would be agreed later. Hamas had already said it would accept Moscow’s invitation, which has upset Israel and the United States by challenging their campaign to isolate the group unless it renounces violence and recognizes the Jewish state’s right to exist. Full Story
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