Saudi Officials, Hamas Leaders Set to Meet in Jeddah to Discuss Re-Establishing Ties

— "Senior Saudi officials were planning to meet with leaders of the Palestinian militant and political group Hamas on Sunday to discuss renewing diplomatic ties which have been cool since 2007, part of a diplomacy spree led by Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman that has seen #Riyadh move closer to Iran.

Re-establishing ties between Iran-backed Hamas, which is a U.S. designated terrorist group, and the Saudi kingdom would mark a setback for efforts by the U.S. and Israel to establish a military alliance between Israel and other Sunni-majority countries against Iran and its allies.

They also complicate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu’s goal of normalizing relations with Riyadh, with opposition to Iran as their primary shared interest.

Hamas was invited to the kingdom by Saudi leaders, #Hamas officials said. Senior officials are expected to land in Jeddah, #SaudiArabia, late Sunday, the officials said. "
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