Deadly protests at the Israel-Gaza border have waned over the past three days because Egypt has pressured Hamas to stop stoking the violent demonstrations, Fox News reported.

The news comes as�a senior Hamas official�admitted�that 50 of the rioters killed Monday by Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip were members of the Islamist militant group.

Fox News reports: “The Egyptians reportedly showed Hamas leaders a video that revealed Hamas members paying off civilians if they agreed to approach the border fence despite Israeli warnings that there would be deadly consequences.”

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The report adds that Hamas leaders were warned that Egypt considers the blood of Palestinians killed in Gaza “on their hands.”

Egypt has acted as a political broker between Israel and Hamas, and�has worked�with both to fight ISIS.

YWN reported Monday that�Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and other top Hamas leaders traveled to Egypt where they received stern warnings not to instigate the protests.

�Haniyeh returned to Gaza, Hamas gave an order … and miraculously, this spontaneous protest by a public that could not handle the situation any more dissipated,� �Israeli Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz told the media.

Hamas denied the claim, although Hamas leader�Yehya Sinwar told Al Jazeera television that Egypt had expressed interest in improving the conditions in Gaza and avoiding further bloodshed on the border.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)