Hundreds cross from Gaza into Egypt

[Scurrilous]

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"Hundreds of Palestinians are reported to have crossed into Egypt after Cairo opened the border with the Gaza Strip for two days.

The opening on Saturday comes ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, but only people with pressing humanitarian needs and foreign residency permits are being allowed to cross.

Egyptian security said the Rafah crossing would stay open for two days.

Al Jazeera's Ashraf Amritti, reporting from Gaza, said at least 1,000 people had crossed the border into Egypt so far, most of them residents of Egypt who have been stranded in the Hamas-controlled territory since January.

About 500 people had also crossed from Egypt to Gaza, according to Egyptian and Palestinian officials, he said."

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"Egypt closed the Rafah crossing more than a year ago after Hamas took control of Gaza during fighting with the rival Fatah faction of Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president.

Hamas wants Egypt to open Rafah permanently to ease an Israeli-led blockade on Gaza, but under a US-brokered accord, it cannot do so without the consent of Israel and Abbas."

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[Vegasaurus]

1. I wonder if they will break through and come back with flat screen televisions

and motorcycles.

:wow:

[Violet_Crumble]

2. I've been told flat screens are sooo last year. Now it's iphones and Wii's!

Is this another attempt on yr part to make out that the population of Gaza isn't suffering?

[azurnoir]

3. Thamk you for your input

please do keep it up, you've become a valuable asset

[azurnoir]

4. Wonder if Israel will cry foul ?

gotta' love this quote:

Hamas wants Egypt to open Rafah permanently to ease an Israeli-led blockade on Gaza, but under a US-brokered accord, it cannot do so without the consent of Israel and Abbas.

did Abbas and Israel give "required" consent? After all it the same US brokered agreement where Israel agreed it would not build any more settlements and their doing so well with that:sarcasm: