World Bulletin / News Desk 

Palestinian resistance faction Hamas on Wednesday denounced remarks by an Egyptian government minister who warned that Egypt would arrest any Hamas members found on its soil.

Hamas group spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said in a statement " Hamas strongly condemns such remarks and their possible implications. Such comments are an insult to Egypt and the Arab nation, which supports the Palestinian resistance against Israeli occupation"

"Egypt seems to no longer be a sponsor of the Palestinian cause – a role it is no longer fit to play, given its recent remarks," Abu Zuhri asserted.

Egyptian Justice Minister Mahfouz Saber told state daily Al-Ahram al-Massai on Tuesday that the Egyptian authorities would arrest any Hamas member found in the country.