Gaza's Hamas rulers on Tuesday sharply criticised Egypt's closure of the Rafah border crossing, saying Cairo's tightening of restrictions on the Palestinian territory was a "crime against humanity." "The Egyptian authorities' insistence on closing the Rafah crossing and tightening the Gaza blockade... is a crime against humanity by all standards and a crime against the Palestinian people," Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhum said in a statement. "We hold all parties to the blockade of Gaza completely responsible for the consequences of this crime," he said.
03-25-2014, 01:07 AM
Hamas says Egypt closing Gaza border 'crime against humanity'
Gaza's Hamas rulers on Tuesday sharply criticised Egypt's closure of the Rafah border crossing, saying Cairo's tightening of restrictions on the Palestinian territory was a "crime against humanity." "The Egyptian authorities' insistence on closing the Rafah crossing and tightening the Gaza blockade... is a crime against humanity by all standards and a crime against the Palestinian people," Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhum said in a statement. "We hold all parties to the blockade of Gaza completely responsible for the consequences of this crime," he said.
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