Source close to Hamas says no longer accepts Egypt as Israel mediator

GAZA (Reuters) - A source close to Hamas' armed wing signalled on Saturday the group would no longer accept Cairo as a broker between it and Israel, after an Egyptian court banned the Islamist group's armed wing and listed it as a terrorist organisation. "After the court's decision Egypt is no longer a mediator in Palestinian-Israeli matters," the source told Reuters. Cairo has played a key role in brokering ceasefires between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip numerous times. (Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi; Writing by Maayan Lubell; Editing by Louise Ireland)