Lesson For Egypt’s Mubarak: The
Flagrant Israeli violation Through
Closure Of Gaza Crossings
June 27, 2008
Agriculture minister in
the PA caretaker government Dr. Mohammed Al-Agha said on Thursday
that the flagrant Israeli violation of the calm agreement through
closing the Gaza crossings should serve as a message to Egypt that
patronized the agreement.
He said that the message clearly tells Egypt that there is no
guarantee for retaining Gaza crossings open as long as they are
under Israeli control, referring to the Israeli wish to retain
control over the Rafah terminal border between Egypt and Gaza.
Agha in a press release said that the Israeli violation of
agreements is nothing new, pointing to the shooting at Palestinian
farmers in Khan Younis and seriously wounding one of them despite
the truce.
Israeli soldiers and settlers daily attack farmers in the West Bank
and burn their crops, especially the old olive trees, he said,
referring to Tuesday's destruction of 300 old olive trees that date
back to the Romans in Beit Hanina village, in occupied Jerusalem.
The minister called on the Egyptian government and all concerned
parties to bridle the Israeli arrogance and to expose occupation's
violation of Palestinian people's rights.
IOA Retains Closure Of Gaza Crossings
The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) has decided to continue
closing the commercial crossings of the Gaza Strip on Thursday
contrary to Egyptian diplomatic sources' affirmation that they would
be reopened on Thursday.
The Hebrew radio said that an evaluation session held by Israeli
security apparatuses had resolved to continue closing the crossings,
which were shut down since Wednesday. It added that another
evaluation would be made to decide whether to open them on Friday
and to agree on the amount of goods allowed into the Strip in the
event it was reopened.
An Egyptian diplomatic source told Ramattan news agency that the IOA
would reopen the crossing on Thursday. The IOA had shut down those
crossings after the Islamic Jihad Movement fired a couple of home
made rockets on the Israeli settlement of Sderot in retaliation to
the Israeli murder of its field commander in Nablus.
The sources underlined that Egypt was persisting in efforts to
maintain the calm agreement between the Palestinian resistance
factions and the IOA in Gaza.
For its part, the PA caretaker government in Gaza strongly denounced
the IOA closure decision that entailed halting supplying basic needs
to the Strip.
It said that the closure and the firing at Palestinian farmers east
of Khan Younis were in violation of the calm agreement. It urged
Egypt to immediately intervene to halt such violations.
Lesson For Egypt’s Mubarak: The
Flagrant Israeli violation Through
Closure Of Gaza Crossings
June 27, 2008
Agriculture minister in
the PA caretaker government Dr. Mohammed Al-Agha said on Thursday
that the flagrant Israeli violation of the calm agreement through
closing the Gaza crossings should serve as a message to Egypt that
patronized the agreement.
He said that the message clearly tells Egypt that there is no
guarantee for retaining Gaza crossings open as long as they are
under Israeli control, referring to the Israeli wish to retain
control over the Rafah terminal border between Egypt and Gaza.
Agha in a press release said that the Israeli violation of
agreements is nothing new, pointing to the shooting at Palestinian
farmers in Khan Younis and seriously wounding one of them despite
the truce.
Israeli soldiers and settlers daily attack farmers in the West Bank
and burn their crops, especially the old olive trees, he said,
referring to Tuesday's destruction of 300 old olive trees that date
back to the Romans in Beit Hanina village, in occupied Jerusalem.
The minister called on the Egyptian government and all concerned
parties to bridle the Israeli arrogance and to expose occupation's
violation of Palestinian people's rights.
IOA Retains Closure Of Gaza Crossings
The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) has decided to continue
closing the commercial crossings of the Gaza Strip on Thursday
contrary to Egyptian diplomatic sources' affirmation that they would
be reopened on Thursday.
The Hebrew radio said that an evaluation session held by Israeli
security apparatuses had resolved to continue closing the crossings,
which were shut down since Wednesday. It added that another
evaluation would be made to decide whether to open them on Friday
and to agree on the amount of goods allowed into the Strip in the
event it was reopened.
An Egyptian diplomatic source told Ramattan news agency that the IOA
would reopen the crossing on Thursday. The IOA had shut down those
crossings after the Islamic Jihad Movement fired a couple of home
made rockets on the Israeli settlement of Sderot in retaliation to
the Israeli murder of its field commander in Nablus.
The sources underlined that Egypt was persisting in efforts to
maintain the calm agreement between the Palestinian resistance
factions and the IOA in Gaza.
For its part, the PA caretaker government in Gaza strongly denounced
the IOA closure decision that entailed halting supplying basic needs
to the Strip.
It said that the closure and the firing at Palestinian farmers east
of Khan Younis were in violation of the calm agreement. It urged
Egypt to immediately intervene to halt such violations.
Lesson For Egypt’s Mubarak: The
Flagrant Israeli violation Through
Closure Of Gaza Crossings
June 27, 2008
Agriculture minister in
the PA caretaker government Dr. Mohammed Al-Agha said on Thursday
that the flagrant Israeli violation of the calm agreement through
closing the Gaza crossings should serve as a message to Egypt that
patronized the agreement.
He said that the message clearly tells Egypt that there is no
guarantee for retaining Gaza crossings open as long as they are
under Israeli control, referring to the Israeli wish to retain
control over the Rafah terminal border between Egypt and Gaza.
Agha in a press release said that the Israeli violation of
agreements is nothing new, pointing to the shooting at Palestinian
farmers in Khan Younis and seriously wounding one of them despite
the truce.
Israeli soldiers and settlers daily attack farmers in the West Bank
and burn their crops, especially the old olive trees, he said,
referring to Tuesday's destruction of 300 old olive trees that date
back to the Romans in Beit Hanina village, in occupied Jerusalem.
The minister called on the Egyptian government and all concerned
parties to bridle the Israeli arrogance and to expose occupation's
violation of Palestinian people's rights.
IOA Retains Closure Of Gaza Crossings
The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) has decided to continue
closing the commercial crossings of the Gaza Strip on Thursday
contrary to Egyptian diplomatic sources' affirmation that they would
be reopened on Thursday.
The Hebrew radio said that an evaluation session held by Israeli
security apparatuses had resolved to continue closing the crossings,
which were shut down since Wednesday. It added that another
evaluation would be made to decide whether to open them on Friday
and to agree on the amount of goods allowed into the Strip in the
event it was reopened.
An Egyptian diplomatic source told Ramattan news agency that the IOA
would reopen the crossing on Thursday. The IOA had shut down those
crossings after the Islamic Jihad Movement fired a couple of home
made rockets on the Israeli settlement of Sderot in retaliation to
the Israeli murder of its field commander in Nablus.
The sources underlined that Egypt was persisting in efforts to
maintain the calm agreement between the Palestinian resistance
factions and the IOA in Gaza.
For its part, the PA caretaker government in Gaza strongly denounced
the IOA closure decision that entailed halting supplying basic needs
to the Strip.
It said that the closure and the firing at Palestinian farmers east
of Khan Younis were in violation of the calm agreement. It urged
Egypt to immediately intervene to halt such violations.
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