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PHOTOS | Ongoing suffering at Rafah Border in Gaza claimed second life of 1 day old baby

Sept 28, 2013 | Updated Sept 30, 2013 Although mainstream media is reporting Egypt opened the border and restrictions have been lifted after a long lasting closure, only 62 people were allowed to leave Gaza and about 120 returned. The obstruction of the entry and exit was to blame on an alleged computer network failure […]

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Egypt: Hostile environment for refugees. How long will the international community remain indifferent?

Live Blog: The Genocide on Palestinian Refugees in Syria Live Blog: Israel Bombs Syria DRAH| Sept 25, 2013 Gaza,(DRAH.ps)– Syrian refugees in Egypt face an increasingly hostile environment, including violence, arrest, detention and forced returns, while the international community displays indifference to their plight. Urgent measures are required by UN and EU Member States to […]

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Hamas slams Egypt’s foreign minister for threatening to attack Gaza

[ PIC 25/09/2013 – 09:20 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Hamas Movement strongly denounced Nabil Fahmi, the Egyptian minister of foreign affairs, for threatening to take military and security action against the Palestinian resistance in Gaza. Its spokesman Fawzi Barhoum stated on Tuesday that Fahmi’s threats were reprehensible and very dangerous and would do a […]

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Hamad: Our sole enemy is the occupation

[ PIC 21/09/2013 – 04:18 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian deputy minister of foreign affairs Ghazi Hamad said that the Palestinian government in Gaza had never interfered in the Egyptian affairs or issued a statement against any party in Egypt. Hamad made his remarks during a political symposium held on Thursday by the interior ministry’s […]

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VIDEO | Gaza is a closed zone as restrictions imposed on it strangled inhabitants

Related Special Topic | Egypts Siege on Gaza – Live Blog Special Topic | Slow Death of Gaza– Latest Report Special Topic | All Israeli Cease Fire Violations – Live Blog Special Topic | Gaza Under Attack – Photo Blog

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“The Epic Struggle of a Trapped Student” ~ by Fidaa Abuassi

19 Sep 2013 | Fida Abuassi.com | by Fidaa Abuassi Last night, I had a dream that I was running, running and running, and I kept running till I glanced an emergency exit. Though I cannot remember whether I made my way out, I woke up feeling breathless. Strangled. Suffocated. I cannot even find a […]

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LIVE BLOG | Gaza: Total siege imposed by Israel and Egypt causing 3 dead

Continuously updated | All related news concerning the siege on Gaza below the article by IRIN BREAKING NEWS Sept 28, 2013 2nd victim of the siege: MOI reported medial resources said newborn Mohamed al- Mashharawi  Friday at night at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing after his mother waited long without being allowed […]

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Egyptian official is happy that Gaza electricity plant stopped working

Middle East Monitor | Sept 18, 2013 Former Egyptian Electricity Minister Osama Kamal has appeared happy on a local Egyptian television network, rejoicing: “We succeeded in closing the only electricity plant in Gaza.” Speaking to a talk show on Egyptian Al-Hayat TV, Kamal attributed the news to “the great [and] successful efforts of the Egyptian […]

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PHOTOS | Women stage sit-in to demand an end to Gaza siege

[ PIC 18/09/2013 – 10:10 AM ] RAFAH, (PIC)– Hundreds of women and children have participated in a sit-in outside the Rafah border crossing southern Gaza Strip, calling on the Egyptian authorities to open the crossing permanently for patients and students. The sit-in was organized on Tuesday by the national committee to lift the siege […]

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Gaza students stage sit-in at Rafah crossing | #OpenRafahBorder Now!

[ PIC 16/09/2013 – 04:07 PM ] RAFAH, (PIC)– Dozens of Gaza students staged a sit-in at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Monday demanding opening the terminal in order to allow them to join their universities. The Egyptian authorities have been closing the Rafah border terminal since last Wednesday, which exacerbated the suffering […]

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Abu Sabha: 4500 Palestinians stranded at the Rafah crossing

[ PIC 16/09/2013 – 02:00 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Maher Abu Sabha, the director general of borders and crossings, said that 4,500 Palestinians were stranded at the Rafah border crossing after its closure for six consecutive days by the Egyptian authorities. He told Al-Rai government news agency on Monday that all those passengers were sick […]

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Abu Marzouk: Gaza is not a threat to Egypt

[ PIC 16/09/2013 – 08:36 AM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– Dr. Mousa Abu Marzouk, a political bureau member of Hamas, has denied Egyptian accusations to his movement of involvement in Sinai events. He said on his Facebook page on Monday that Gaza Strip was in need of Egypt and would not do anything that could harm […]

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█▌ #OpenRafahBorder Now! ▶ Rafah crossing still closed for fifth day

[ PIC 15/09/2013 – 08:02 AM ] RAFAH, (PIC)– Egyptian authorities continued to shut down the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip for the fifth day running on Sunday. Maher Abu Sabha, the director general of borders and crossings, said Egyptian authorities were still closing the terminal and that any new development would be […]

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Brokering and violating truce: Egypt Navy Boats Enter Palestinian Waters In Rafah attack and arrest fisherman

Egyptian Navy Boats Enter Palestinian Waters In Rafah Al Qassam Brigades 15-09-2013,07:31 Gaza – [Saturday evening September 14, 2013] Palestinian security sources in the Gaza Strip have reported that a two Egyptian Navy boats sailed into Palestinian territorial waters in the Gaza Strip, chased Palestinian fishermen, opened fire at their boats, and arrested a fisherman. […]

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Rafah crossing closed for fourth consecutive day | #OpenRafahBorder Now!

MaanNnews Agency | Published today 12:36 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Egyptian authorities kept the Rafah crossing with Gaza closed for a fourth consecutive day on Saturday. There have been frequent closures of the terminal in recent weeks as Egypt cracks down on militant groups in Sinai. The crossing was closed on Aug. 15 after nationwide […]

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