Region | Palestinian Territories

Egypt keeps Rafah crossing closed

Egypt the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip closed on Monday as Israeli air strikes continued into the Hamas-run territory, a security official said.

  • Agencies
  • Published: 16:52 December 29, 2008
  • Gulf News

Rafah: Egypt the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip closed on Monday as Israeli air strikes continued into the Hamas-run territory, a security official said.

The official said that the crossing will only be opened to allow the wounded to enter.

Hamas said it sent eight wounded people to the crossing, but that the eight were unable to cross the border "because of firing by Palestinian elements", according to an Egyptian official statement.

Egypt accused Hamas on Sunday of preventing hundreds of Palestinians injured in the Israeli attacks from leaving the Gaza Strip although ambulances were waiting for them on the Egyptian side of the frontier.

Demonstrations have been held across the Middle East against the Israeli air raids, with many protestors also railing against Egypt for not opening its border with the Gaza Strip.

  • Rate this article
  • Average reader rating (0 votes) 0 Stars
Tools

Emailing an article to friend is a simple way to share a news item. Your friend will receive an email with your name and email address as well any personal message you choose to send.

The information you provide on this page will not be used to send unsolicited emails.

This service is not intended to encourage spam, and action may be taken against individuals who maliciously enter personal details of another individual.

Share this article

More from Palestinian Territories

  1. Netanyahu falls ill, trip to Germany postponed

  2. Israel to beef up enforcement of colony freeze

  3. Chavez: Israel aims to ‘terminate' Palestinians

  4. Abbas: Israeli colony freeze not enough

All articles in Palestinian territories

More from Region

Gulf News
Popular in News
News Editor's choice