Special report: Palestine-Israel Relations

    GAZA, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)rejected on Tuesday a proposal to deploy Arab security forces in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.

    Ayman Taha, Hamas spokesman in Gaza told reporters that the idea of sending Arab security forces to the Gaza Strip "is rejected and not accepted because the priority is to succeed the comprehensive dialogue first."

    "If the dialogue among all the Palestinian factions, including Fatah and Hamas succeeds, and the parties achieve a status of national accordance among them, so we believe that there is no need for Arab forces to Gaza," said Taha.

    Egypt is determined to invite next week leaders of Palestinian factions and political groups to Cairo to hold bilateral talks with each faction to prepare for a comprehensive national Palestinian dialogue.

    Taha said that Hamas movement has sent a "positive response" to Egypt this week to a paper sent by Egypt to all Palestinian factions that includes three basic questions related to the resumption of the inter-Palestinian dialogue.

    Meanwhile, Jamil al-Majdalawi, a senior PFLP leader said in a written statement that his group rejects the idea of bringing Arab security forces to the Gaza Strip "because the idea doesn't serve the interests of the Palestinians."

    Gaza Strip has been witnessing active meetings and talks, where several Palestinian factions held recent separate meetings with rival Hamas and Fatah leaders in Gaza. The results of the meetings were described as positive.

    Al-Majdalawi said that following intensive meetings with rival Fatah and Hamas leaders in Gaza, "it was agreed in principle to free all political prisoners in Gaza and West Bank prisons."