Syrian President Bashar al-Assad receiving then-Palestinian National Authority Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas in Dec. 2006. (AFP file photo)
Leaders of Hamas will visit Syria on Wednesday, its first high-profile trip there since the Palestinian Islamist group departed Damascus more than 10 years ago.
In June, two Hamas officials told Reuters the group had decided to restore ties with Syria.
Hazem Qassem, a spokesman of the group, told Reuters the delegation would be led by senior Hamas official Khalil Al-Hayya, as part of a wider delegation made up of leaders of other factions.
Reporting by Nidal Al Mughrabi; Editing by Alison Williams
Leaders of Hamas will visit Syria on Wednesday, its first high-profile trip there since the Palestinian Islamist group departed Damascus more than 10 years ago.
In June, two Hamas officials told Reuters the group had decided to restore ties with Syria.
Hazem Qassem, a spokesman of the group, told Reuters the delegation would be led by senior Hamas official Khalil Al-Hayya, as part of a wider delegation made up of leaders of other factions.
Reporting by Nidal Al Mughrabi; Editing by Alison Williams
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