GAZA (PIC)– Ismail Haneyya the premier of the PA caretaker government has called for a united Arab stand demanding the reopening of the Rafah terminal before thousands of stranded Palestinians and for ending international observation on it.
Haneya’s call came in a message to Amre Mousa the Arab League secretary general on Saturday in which he briefed the Arab official on the suffering of Palestinians as a result of the constant closure of all Gaza crossings especially the Rafah terminal.
He said that 11 trapped Palestinians have so far died at the crossing and many others are likely to meet the same fate if the crossing remained closed.
He said that the crossing should serve as a pure Egyptian-Palestinian border point with no international supervision or mediation.
The premier affirmed that his government was committed to operating the crossing in accordance with international laws governing international border crossings.
For his part MP Sa’eed Siyam the leader of the Hamas-affiliated change and reform parliamentary bloc said that closure of the Rafah crossing was effected at the hands of Palestinians in reference to the reports that PA chief Mahmoud Abbas was asking concerned parties to keep the terminal closed in a bid to pressure Hamas after taking security control of the Gaza Strip.
