Top Hamas Member Leaves Syria for Gaza Because Cannot Ensure Safety Amid Uprising
Hamas officials say a senior member of the Palestinian militant group has left Syria because of the government’s crackdown on an uprising there.
Hamas officials said Sunday that Imad al-Alami could not guarantee his safety in Damascus and was expected to enter Gaza later in the day.
Al-Alami, a member of Hamas’ politburo, is the highest ranking official to leave the group’s headquarters in Syria so far.
In the past year they have come under pressure to leave Damascus, because of Syria’s deadly crackdown on the country’s uprising.