Guardian: Hamas delegation travels to Moscow for talks on foreign hostages in Gaza

[BlueCheeseAgain]

A senior Hamas delegation has travelled to Moscow to meet Russian foreign ministry officials in the organisation’s first high-profile international visit since it launched a raid in southern Israel on 7 October, killing an estimated 1,400 people and taking another 220 hostage.

The delegation was led by Mousa Abu Marzook, a founder and political leader of Hamas, who met the Russian deputy foreign minister, Mikhail Bogdanov. Marzook, who lives in exile in Qatar, travelled to Moscow after an earlier meeting in Doha with Bogdanov and the Iranian deputy foreign minister, Ali Bagheri Kani.

The delegation was confirmed by representatives of Hamas and by Russia, and a photo showed the three men meeting at the Russian foreign ministry in Moscow.

"Abu Marzook, a member of the political bureau of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas, is in Moscow,” said the Russian foreign ministry in a statement. “Contact with him took place in pursuit for the immediate release of foreign hostages held in the Gaza Strip, and issues related to ensuring the evacuation of Russian and other foreign citizens from the territory of the Palestinian enclave were discussed.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/26/hamas-delegation-travels-to-moscow-for-talks-on-foreign-hostages-in-gaza

How nice of Russia and Hamas to show everyone who they are with this meeting. I notice that Russia called Hamas an "Islamic resistance movement".

As a side effect, this may baffle certain Republicans who align with both Russia and Israel,. Maybe Ukraine will benefit a little from this spectacle.

[BlueCheeseAgain]

1. By the way, how were Hamas leaders able to travel when Gaza is blockaded?

Simple. These evil people don't live in Gaza, which is now being bombarded for their actions. They live cushy lives in Qatar while their people are caught in their war of choice.

[Cha]

2. Hamas & Putin.. Butchers.

[prodigitalson]

3. tell 'em to check on those kidnapped Ukrainian kids while there

[David__77]

4. I wouldn't be surprised if the meeting led to release of any Russian or allied country hostages.

“Hamas” is actually acronym of Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya (Islamic Resistance Movement).

[TheProle]

5. Like Hitler and al-Husayni before them.

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/film/hajj-amin-al-husayni-meets-hitler