More than 150 convicted Palestinian terrorists, including senior Hamas operatives and an ISIS affiliate, are reportedly ensconced in a lavish five-star Cairo hotel alongside oblivious Western vacationers, according to an exclusive investigation by the Daily Mail.
The revelation has ignited fears of a resurgent terrorist network, as the men, freed earlier this month in a U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire, enjoy pools, spas, and buffets while plotting their next moves.The 154 extremists, part of a group of 250 life-sentence prisoners released by Israel under President Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan, are holed up at the Marriott-operated Renaissance Cairo Mirage City Hotel, a sprawling resort just 45 minutes from the Pyramids.
Undercover reporters from the Mail checked in and snapped photos of the group mingling with families at breakfast and sunbathing spots, where rooms start at £200 ($260) per night and public bookings continue uninterrupted.
The hotel, with its outdoor pools, fitness center, and multiple restaurants, markets itself as an idyllic family escape. Yet, as one journalist described, "hateful eyes" track visitors' every move—none more intensely than those of Mahmoud Issa, 57, founder of Hamas's elite kidnapping unit, Special Unit 101 of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.
Issa, imprisoned since 1993 for multiple suicide bombings and murders, paced the pool deck with relatives, just meters from bikini-clad tourists.A Bitter Trade for PeaceThe releases were a cornerstone of the October 10 ceasefire, which secured the handover of Gaza's last 20 living Israeli hostages—captured during the October 7, 2023, Hamas assault that killed 1,200 and sparked a two-year war.
