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Se också Egypten flygbombar Sinai.
Hamas lägger en fatwa på Egypten att de inte får förhandla mellan Hamas och Israel mer. Så vem har Hamas förtroende för, Carter, Kerry eller Wallström?
Domstolen i Kairo dömer för att förbjuda Qassambrigaderna och listar det som terroristorganisation.
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Hamasmedlemmar på en anti-israelisk demonstration i Rafah i södra Gaza, den 13 november 2014.. (bild Fotograf: REUTERS)
CAIRO - En egyptisk domstol förbjöd på lördagen dendeäpnade grenen av palestinska gruppen Hamas och listade det som en terroristorganisation.
Domen kom dagar efter det att landet står inför några av de blodigaste attackerna mot säkerhetsstyrkor i år.
Hamas är en utlöpare av Egyptens Muslimska brödraskapet som myndigheterna också har förklarat en terroristgrupp och har förträngt systematiskt sedan armén störtade en av dess ledare, Muhammad Mursi, från ordförandeskapet 2013.
"Domstolen fastslog att förbjuda Qassambrigaderna och att lista det som en terroristgrupp", säger domaren Mohamed al-Sayid vid den speciella Kairodomstolen som behandlar brådskande fall.
Ärendet bygger på anklagelser om att Qassambrigaderna, iscensatte terrorattacker för att stödja brödraskapet, och genomföra en bombning och skylde dem för en operation som dödade 33 säkerhetspersonal på Sinaihalvön i oktober 2014.
"Vi avvisar den egyptiska domstolens beslut mot Qassam brigaderna. Det är ett politisktfarligt beslut som endast tjänar den sionistiska ockupationen", säger Hamas talesman Sami Abu Zuhri.
Egyptiska tjänstemän säger att vapen smugglas från det Hamas-regerade Gaza till Egypten, där de slutar med militanta grupper som kämpar för att störta den väststödda Kairoregeringen.
Islamistiska terrorister baserade i Egyptens Sinairegion, som gränsar till Gaza, har dödat hundratals poliser och soldater sedan Mursis politiska frånfälle. Upproret har spridit sig till andra delar av Egypten, det mest folkrika arablandet.
På torsdag kväll ägde fyra separata attacker rum mot säkerhetsstyrkor i North Sinai var bland de värsta i år. ISIS egyptiska vinge, Sinai provinsen, hävdade dödandet av minst 30 soldater och poliser.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi gav en viss stabilitet till Egypten och ekonomin hade börjat återhämta sig från det frekventa politiska våldet, efter ett folkligt uppror för fyra år sedan som störtade veteranen och envåldshärskaren Hosni Mubarak.
Tecken på missnöje har uppstått under den senaste veckan. Mer än 25 människor dödades förra helgen när säkerhetsstyrkor sköt på demonstranterna, retade av vad många uppfattar som en polisstat som åter fastställts av Sisi sedan Mursis avlägsnande.
Egyptiska tjänstemän säger att brödraskapet, Islamic State, al-Qaida och Sinaiprovinsen, tidigare kallad Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, delar samma ideologi och gör inga större skillnader mellan dem.
Brödraskapet säger man åtagit sig fredlig aktivism trots inför en av de tuffaste tillslagen i sin historia.
Militanta attacker i Sinai, medan det är långt från Kairo och turistattraktioner, har det stört regeringens ansträngningar att projicera en bild av stabilitet för att vinna tillbaka utländska investerare och turister.
CAIRO - An Egyptian court on Saturday banned the armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas and listed it as a terrorist organization.
The ruling came days after the country faced some of the bloodiest attacks on security forces in years.
Hamas is an offshoot of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood which the authorities have also declared a terrorist group and have repressed systematically since the army ousted one of its leaders, Mohamed Morsi, from the presidency in 2013.
"The court ruled to ban the Qassam Brigades and to list it as a terrorist group," said judge Mohamed al-Sayid of the special Cairo court which deals with urgent cases.
The case was based on allegations that the Qassam Brigades, staged terrorist attacks to support the Brotherhood, and carried out a bombing and shooting operation which killed 33 security personnel in the Sinai Peninsula in October of 2014.
"We reject the Egyptian court's decision against the Qassam Brigades. It is a political, dangerous decision that serves only the Zionist occupation," said Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri.
Egyptian officials say weapons are smuggled from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip into Egypt, where they end up with militant groups fighting to topple the Western-backed Cairo government.
Islamist militants based in Egypt's Sinai region, which has a border with Gaza, have killed hundreds of police and soldiers since Mursi's political demise. The insurgency has spread to other parts of Egypt, the most populous Arab country.
On Thursday night, four separate attacks on security forces in North Sinai were among the worst in years. Islamic State's Egyptian wing, Sinai Province, claimed the killing of at least 30 soldiers and police officers.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi brought a degree of stability to Egypt and the economy had started to recover from frequent political violence since a popular uprising four years ago that overthrew veteran autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
Then signs of discontent emerged in the past week. More than 25 people were killed last weekend when security forces fired at protesters angered by what many perceive as a police state re-established by Sisi since Mursi's fall.
Egyptian officials say the Brotherhood, Islamic State, Al Qaeda and Sinai Province, previously called Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, share the same ideology and make no major distinctions between them.
The Brotherhood says it is committed to peaceful activism despite facing one of the toughest crackdowns in its history.
Militant attacks in Sinai, while far from Cairo and tourist attractions, have hurt government efforts to project an image of stability to win back foreign investors and tourists.
The ruling came days after the country faced some of the bloodiest attacks on security forces in years.
Hamas is an offshoot of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood which the authorities have also declared a terrorist group and have repressed systematically since the army ousted one of its leaders, Mohamed Morsi, from the presidency in 2013.
"The court ruled to ban the Qassam Brigades and to list it as a terrorist group," said judge Mohamed al-Sayid of the special Cairo court which deals with urgent cases.
The case was based on allegations that the Qassam Brigades, staged terrorist attacks to support the Brotherhood, and carried out a bombing and shooting operation which killed 33 security personnel in the Sinai Peninsula in October of 2014.
"We reject the Egyptian court's decision against the Qassam Brigades. It is a political, dangerous decision that serves only the Zionist occupation," said Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri.
Egyptian officials say weapons are smuggled from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip into Egypt, where they end up with militant groups fighting to topple the Western-backed Cairo government.
Islamist militants based in Egypt's Sinai region, which has a border with Gaza, have killed hundreds of police and soldiers since Mursi's political demise. The insurgency has spread to other parts of Egypt, the most populous Arab country.
On Thursday night, four separate attacks on security forces in North Sinai were among the worst in years. Islamic State's Egyptian wing, Sinai Province, claimed the killing of at least 30 soldiers and police officers.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi brought a degree of stability to Egypt and the economy had started to recover from frequent political violence since a popular uprising four years ago that overthrew veteran autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
Then signs of discontent emerged in the past week. More than 25 people were killed last weekend when security forces fired at protesters angered by what many perceive as a police state re-established by Sisi since Mursi's fall.
Egyptian officials say the Brotherhood, Islamic State, Al Qaeda and Sinai Province, previously called Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, share the same ideology and make no major distinctions between them.
The Brotherhood says it is committed to peaceful activism despite facing one of the toughest crackdowns in its history.
Militant attacks in Sinai, while far from Cairo and tourist attractions, have hurt government efforts to project an image of stability to win back foreign investors and tourists.
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