Fatah spokesperson thanks Egypt for opening of Rafah Crossing to the Sinai, but objects that Hamas has ‘refused’ to hand crossings responsibilities over to ‘unity’ government.
By Dalit Halevy
Fatah, the leading faction in the Palestinian Authority (PA), welcomed the opening of Rafah Crossing between Gaza and the Sinai, while emphasizing that PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and the PA’s embassy in Egypt are working to improve conditions in the terror stronghold of Gaza.
Fatah spokesperson Ahmed Assaf said the PA appreciates the security difficulties Egypt faces dealing with Salafist terror in the Sinai Peninsula, in a likely reference to past Egyptian claims that Hamas provided Sinai terrorists with weapons via the Gaza smuggling tunnels Egypt has been cracking down on.
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