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A seven-member American delegation comprising academics and activists arrived in Gaza Strip on Friday night for a 48-hour visit.

The crossings and borders department in Gaza said that the delegation of the American Association for International Conciliation was received by Ahmed Yousef, the foreign undersecretary and head of the government committee to break the siege and receive delegations, along with UNRWA officials.

Egyptian sources, who coordinated the passage of the group, said the Americans were to hold a series of meetings with Hamas officials, as part of a mission to bridge views between the Palestinian factions, and help achieve national conciliation.

They added that the delegates would get acquainted with humanitarian conditions in the Strip and the repercussions of the Israeli siege on Gaza inhabitants.