Katz accuses Hamas of plotting to overthrow Sisi and attacks Arab parties

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz accused Hamas of plotting to overthrow Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, in coordination with the Muslim Brotherhood and Iranian entities, without providing evidence, and linked these claims to an attack on Arab parties and a call to prevent their participation in the Israeli government.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz accused Hamas of plotting to overthrow Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, in coordination with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and Turkey, and coordinating with Iranian entities. Katz announced these intelligence allegations officially without providing supporting evidence, exploiting them to warn against including Arab parties in the next Israeli government. Katz claimed that Hamas's foreign intelligence chief, Khalid Ghanam, is managing, promoting, and funding these activities. Katz also claimed that Egypt completed procedures to ban the Muslim Brotherhood, and that the United States welcomed the decision, along with many Arab countries, without providing further details. The Israeli minister moved from his accusations against Hamas to attacking Arab parties in the Knesset, amid deliberations on forming the next government.