Senior Hamas leader al-Zahar shakes hands with Egyptian official before meeting with Egyptian intelligence chief Suleiman in Gaza. Senior Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar (L) shakes hands with an Egyptian official before a meeting with Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman in Gaza August 30, 2005. Suleiman met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and militant factions on Monday in a bid to coordinate security and border issues ahead of Israel's planned troop pullout from the occupied Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem