Egypt closed the Rafah crossing: Hamas officials

Egypt to keep Rafah crossing gates closed for a second day Saturday to prevent from the Gaza Strip, Hamas, Palestinian officials said the travel.

Hamas authorities "surprised"that there is no intersection on Saturday, the first day of the week in Arabic, Hamas official opening of anonymity, coupled with the junction is not open on Friday, the Arab weekend.

On the other side of the Egyptian border officials refused to respond to calls from the Palestinian side, Hamas officials, Hamas officials said.

Palestinians gathered in the departure hall of dozens of tourists, but Egypt remained closed the door, witnesses said, the increase in passengers, Palestine and Egypt stuck between the doors, get off the bus and organized sit-in protest, and later And who their way to the Egyptian gate, broke into the Egyptian Hall.

A week ago, Egypt said it would re-open crossing points in Gaza has only the outside world bypassing Israel gates permanent and regular.

In the first four days after the tunnel in the well, but then the passenger Hamas movement said that "almost paralyzed, " the slow work of accused Egypt.

Egypt says that the delay in the work of the technical problems and these problems can be resolved through coordination.

When Hamas in Gaza by force in 2007, crossing was closed most of the time. June 2010, the former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak ordered the reopening of crossing points on a regular basis, but the health of passengers is still difficult.

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