" ... Since the military coup that overthrew Egypt’s elected - TopicsExpress



          

" ... Since the military coup that overthrew Egypt’s elected president Muhammad Morsi on 3 July, Egyptian authorities have kept the Rafah border crossing with Gaza closed for prolonged periods or operating far below normal levels. “The average number of people passing per day in July was 540, less than 30 per cent of the approximately 1,860 who crossed daily in June,” OCHA notes. “The crossing remains the primary exit and entry point to the Gaza Strip for Palestinians, due to the long-standing restrictions imposed by Israel on pedestrian movement via the Erez Crossing.” Egypt has justified its restrictions often based on fabricated and baseless allegations demonizing Palestinians and claiming that Hamas and Palestinians in Gaza are engaged in hostilities against Egypt ... "
Posted on: Sun, 01 Sep 2013 21:09:46 +0000

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