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UN agency suspends Gaza missions after Hamas restrictions
[AlAhram] A United Nations...where theory meets practice and practice loses... political agency suspended its missions to Gazoo Friday after the Hamas, the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood, authorities in the Paleostinian enclave partly closed the key border crossing into Israel, a source said. The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East grinding of the peace processor (UNSCO) will not send staff to Gazoo until further notice, the source close to the organization told AFP on condition of anonymity, after Hamas imposed tough new restrictions following the liquidation of one of its members. The decision was made, the source added, as frustration grows at the negative impact of the restrictions for aid work and Gazook citizens. UNSCO is the key UN agency working on the currently stagnant Paleostinian-Israeli grinding of the peace processor, and the restrictions will apply to its head, UN envoy for the Middle East Nickolay Mladenov. In previous conflicts between Hamas and Israel UNSCO helped to negotiate ceasefires, and Mladenov reports regularly to the UN Security Council. Hamas, which runs the Gazoo Strip, shut the Erez crossing into Israel on Sunday after blaming the Jewish state for assassinating senior military figure Mazen Faqha, 38, near his home last Friday. Erez is the only crossing for people, although a separate route is available for goods. On Monday, they reopened Erez for those entering Gazoo, but men between 18 and 45 are still largely prevented from leaving the enclave of two million people. Reports said Hamas was looking for the assassins, believing they are still in Gazoo, but the knock-on effects have been significant. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-04-01 |
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