UNRWA chief appeals to Israel, Egypt over Gaza restrictions
 

* Israel's Gaza blockade is illegal, UNRWA chief says. * Appeals to Egypt to ease passage at Rafah border crossing By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA, March 25 (Reuters) - The outgoing head of the U.N. agency that aids Palestinian refugees urged Israel and Egypt on Tuesday to lift their border restrictions on the Hamas Islamist-run Gaza Strip. Filippo Grandi, commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Organization (UNRWA), said Israel and Egypt had legitimate security concerns but that the plight of the 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza should also be taken into account.

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