A ministerial committee in Hamas-controlled and Israeli-blockaded Gaza an**unced plans on Sunday to ready the enclave's sole seaport to allow Palestinians to travel abroad. Its sole gateway to the world **t controlled by Israel is the Rafah border with Egypt, which has been largely closed since late October. The port in Gaza City is currently restricted to fishermen, whom Israel only allows to fish up to a maximum of six nautical miles from the shore. Opening a port was one of the main Palestinian demand to be tabled during negotiations with Israel to firm up a truce agreement which ended a 50-day war in July and August.
01-30-2015, 03:12 PM
Gaza says readying sea port for international travel
A ministerial committee in Hamas-controlled and Israeli-blockaded Gaza an**unced plans on Sunday to ready the enclave's sole seaport to allow Palestinians to travel abroad. Its sole gateway to the world **t controlled by Israel is the Rafah border with Egypt, which has been largely closed since late October. The port in Gaza City is currently restricted to fishermen, whom Israel only allows to fish up to a maximum of six nautical miles from the shore. Opening a port was one of the main Palestinian demand to be tabled during negotiations with Israel to firm up a truce agreement which ended a 50-day war in July and August.
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