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Title: Hamas to allow Egypt border closing
Post by: Chris_ on February 02, 2008, 07:27:20 AM

Hamas to allow Egypt border closing

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080202/ap_on_re_mi_ea/palestinians_egypt_border

RAFAH, Gaza Strip - Egypt will close the breached border with Gaza on Sunday, and Hamas will not try to prevent it, a senior Hamas leader said after holding talks with Egyptian officials.

"Tomorrow (Sunday) is going to be the last day for the border to be open like this," Gaza's Hamas strongman, Mahmoud Zahar, told the Arab satellite TV station Al-Jazeera, after returning to Gaza.

Zahar said Hamas would not prevent a closure of the border. However, he said in exchange Egypt agreed to allow thousands of Palestinians currently stuck in Egypt to travel to third countries and would coordinate with Hamas on border issues.

Title: Re: Hamas to allow Egypt border closing
Post by: Chris_ on February 02, 2008, 07:29:31 AM

That's mighty nice of them, don't ya think?  ::)

Title: Re: Hamas to allow Egypt border closing
Post by: Chris_ on February 02, 2008, 12:26:08 PM

I can certainly think of some things that I'd rather they do with them...

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