"Hamas welcomes the Egyptian court's decision," it added. Relations between Cairo and Hamas deteriorated after the 2013 ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi by Egypt's then army chief and now President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.Ties further worsened after the authorities outlawed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood movement, of which Hamas is an affiliate.Egyptian authorities have accused Hamas of backing jihadists who have carried out deadly attacks on security forces in the Sinai Peninsula that borders the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.The army says it has destroyed hundreds of tunnels used for smuggling supplies and arms between Sinai and Gaza, and also used by militants to infiltrate into Egyptian territory.In March 2014, Egypt banned all Hamas activities on its soil and froze its assets.
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Egypt 'quashes Hamas terror blacklisting'
