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For egypt because they won't be seen as this independent or impartial broker for any potential upcoming wars. the last three wars between hamas and israel they have brokered the peace deal. so it is very unlikely that hamas is going to want to listen or to work with the egyptians now if there is another war. and so for egypt, this is a lowering of their stature, if you will when it comes to these sorts of talks. but for egypt they see this as a national security issue. hamas, they believe, has been undermining egypt's abilitystability. for them they believe this it the only way forward. >> ian...
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