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| Egypt opens Rafah crossing into Gaza in sign of easing tensions | ||
| 2015-06-14 | ||
| [TIMESOFOMAN] Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing on Saturday to allow Paleostinians to travel in and out of the Gazoo Strip for the first time in three months, in a possible sign of easing tension between Cairo and Gazoo's dominant myrmidon Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, movement. Gazoo, a small impoverished coastal enclave, is under blockade by neighbouring Israel and Egypt has kept its Rafah crossing largely shut since Cairo's the country's president was toppled by the army in 2013. Two weeks ago, Egypt reopened Rafah for three days but only in one direction -- for Paleostinians stranded outside Gazoo to return home. But Saturday's move, allowing travel in both directions, might signal a cautious improvement in relations between Cairo and Hamas after two years of high tension. Local residents said an initial bus with passengers had crossed into Egypt and a source at Cairo international airport said Paleostinians were flying in to set out overland for Gazoo.
He said those were humanitarian cases and included medical patients, students and Arab residents whose residency permits were about to expire. However, there's no worse danger than telling a mother her baby is ugly... he said only 1,500 of those were actually expected to pass through.
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| Posted by:Fred |