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Khalil Al-Hayya
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Khalil Al-Hayya is a prominent leader of Hamas.
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"The talks were 'long and extremely difficult', with Hamas insisting on the wording 'inventorying and storing weapons' under Palestinian oversight rather than handing them over to Israel."View Story →
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